Identity
Person No.
32273
Old ROH no.
1063
Service No.
74437377BG
Last Name
First Name
Frank
Initials
F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Defence Force
SADF 3,293
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, triggered a Soviet POMZ-2M anti-personnel picket mine during mopping-up operations inside an enemy base complex in Southern Angola
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1979 Army. Right column. 15th name from the top (Nienaber F.)
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 74437377BG Lance Corporal Frank Nienaber, 3 SAI, KIA POMZ-2M mopping-up enemy base Southern Angola, age 21. Same incident as Maritz J.P. PN 31622 and Jordaan J.B.R. PN 30910. Unit2 already attd. 61 Mech (left).
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1979 Army. Right column. 15th name from the top (Nienaber F.).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 74437377BG Lance Corporal Frank Nienaber from 3 SAI was Killed in Action in Southern Angola when they triggered a Soviet POMZ-2M Anti-Personnel Picket Mine during mopping-up operations inside an enemy base complex. He was 21.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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