Identity
Person No.
32247
Service No.
97086219
Last Name
First Name
Jim
Initials
N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Special Sergeant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland. Member of Koevoet
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Notes
ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Jun 2026: Special Sergeant N. Nghifino, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), killed in action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 32. ROH record is Nghifino, Jim (N), Special Sgt, age 21, service 97086219 — date/unit match; name Jim and age 21 left as ROH (Peter Stiff).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Jun 2026: Koevoet KIA Northern Owamboland, N. Nghifino age 32 (ROH Jim, 21).
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Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
- South African War Graves Project
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