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Identity
Person No.
32339
Old ROH no.
1073
Service No.
81531692PD
Last Name
Nyamhunga 1
First Name
Martin
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 442
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
02 May 1987 92
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, contact with the enemy
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
5 Reconnaissance Regiment 72
Later renamed 5 Special Forces Regiment (1995)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,346
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,825
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,866
Locality
Limpopo 190
Cemetery
5 SFR CEMETERY, BA.PHALABORWA 8
Grave Reference
D9 1
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (reconnaissance)
Status
Regular Force
Each numbered Reconnaissance unit was renamed over time: "X Reconnaissance Commando" -> "X Reconnaissance Regiment" (1981) -> briefly a Parachute Battalion designation (1992/93, under "45 Parachute Brigade", a Special-Forces-only designation distinct from the real 44 Parachute Brigade) -> "X Special Forces Regiment" (1995). The parent formation itself changed name several times before 1995 (Special Forces Headquarters, then Directorate Reconnaissance(Forces)) with disputed exact dates between sources -- 1995 is the one date sources agree on. Corps classified as SAIC (South African Infantry Corps) per this site's own records; no independent source found confirms that for Special Forces units specifically -- treat as owner-asserted pending a better citation.
Awards
Pro Patria Medal
Pro Patria Medal
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

Husband of Mrs. R. Nyamhunga

Research notes

SASFA In Memoriam (operators): confirmed Special Forces operator. SASFA: Nyambunga Martin KIA 1987. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SASFA Nyambunga Martin; ROH Nyamhunga, Martin 1987-05-02 5 Recce. DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "01 05 87" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (81531692PD) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1987-05-02). Not overwritten, flagged for reference. 26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover "5 South African Infantry Battalion". SAWGP Regiment 5 Reconnaissance Regiment with no separate unit.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".

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