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
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
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
Military Service
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.)
Unit History
Awards
South Africa
Pro Patria Medal warrant, Government Gazette No. 5171 (25 Jun 1976), Rule 5, as amended by GG No. 5575 (3 Jun 1977); discontinued by GG No. 25213 (25 Jul 2003, Schedule corrected by GG No. 26778, 17 Sep 2004) for service on/after 27 Apr 2003. Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
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
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour, pages 36-41: gives initials "F.L." vs ROH "F" (SN 74437377BG matches exactly) — confirmed match, not overwritten.
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