Identity
Person No.
32778
Old ROH no.
1246
Service No.
78914074SP
Last Name
First Name
Frederick Evert
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy (Operation Forte) Patrol stumbled upon a SWAPO base. Died of shrapnel wounds
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mrs. R. Katoa. ref. "Die Buffel Struikel" by L. J. Bothma
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 2
Sachilombo (multiple schrapnel wounds, including to abdomen) After dark, while the casualties were being moved to a temporary emergency base, another three wounded men, all suffering from massive chest wounds, died. They were Riflemen J. <a title="Rifleman J. Fernando" href="main.php?page=
On 11 February 1985, a patrol from 32 Battalion's Charlie Company were in the vicinity of the Bale River, when their over-eager company commander took a short cut, against earlier advice from headquarters, and blundered straight into a well-prepared SWAPO base, manned by some 100 insurgents. In the 25 minute battle that ensued, Charlie Company suffered heavy casualties. In all, 12 men from Charlie Company were killed in this action or died of their wounds soon afterwards, and many more were wounded. The seven fatalities in the inital contact were: Lieutenant Dave <a title="Lieutenant Dave Light" href="main.php?page=
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