Identity
Person No.
32417
Service No.
96202726PV
Last Name
First Name
Thembalethu Alfred
Initials
T A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
37
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of Injuries, at Kalafong Hospital, from burn wounds received during a mortar explosion during Exercise Southern Cross
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Police
Defence Force
SANDF 1,026
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (Mechanised)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Listed under South African Army Infantry (Mechanised) (Regular) in the SA Army Units navbox.
Notes
Son of Mrs. E. Pakade, of Whittlesea.
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 23 against this record's 37. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
Citations
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