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Identity
Person No.
32897
Service No.
S/---
Last Name
Shamoketa 1
First Name
Wilino
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1954 (±1 yr) 315
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Special Constable
Regiment
South West African Police 140
Unit
South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 228
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
05 April 1979 116
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, Counter-insurgency duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet
Grave Reference
Likely buried in Namibia - Alternative Commemoration until grave found 135
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff

Citation

LG Sup 13 December 1945

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #32897

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=32897&pdf=1

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