Identity
Person No.
32492
Old ROH no.
1138
Service No.
73531899BC
Last Name
First Name
Pete Vaughan
Initials
P V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,685
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, in 1 Military Hospital after being critically wounded near Okatopi when his horse detonated a Soviet Anti-Tank mine during anti-insurgent operations in mid-October 1976. He was flown back to 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria where he unfortunately succumbed to his injuries on 30 December 1976 after complications set in
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Notes
On memorial in Kwazulu-Natal, UNDERBERG, Moth Garden of Remembrance
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
Pete was in the Equestrian Unit and was based at Okatopi in Ovamboland. While on a routine patrol his horse stepped on a land mine. Pete lost a leg in the blast and after a month or two in hospital he passed away unexpectedly, (on December 30, 1976). We were taught during training that a horse would never step on a land mine. I believe there were two such incidents during the operations in Ovamboland.
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