Identity
Person No.
32618
Service No.
91749689
Last Name
First Name
Emanuel Mogale
Initials
E M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, at Fort Scorpio, Madimbo Base
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Defence Force
SANDF 1,025
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
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Part of
Same 1972 Special Forces lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando / 5 Special Forces Regiment (see pass 2) -- a standing Permanent Force branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes
Son of Mr. D. M. Ramaila, of Phalaborwa
Research notes
26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover "112 South African Infantry Battalion"; Regiment was "1 Reconnaissance Regiment". SAWGP Regiment South African Special Forces 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".
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 132-133 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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