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Identity
Person No.
33052
Service No.
76927961SP
Last Name
Sophia
1
First Name
Ernesto
Initials
E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962
(±1 yr)
333
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
South West African Territory Force
618
Unit
32 (Buffalo) Battalion
375
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
05 September 1980
87
Cause of Death
Sophia was taken by a crocodile while swimming / paddling in the Kavango river during R&R.)
1
Sophia was taken by a crocodile while swimming / paddling in the Kavango river during R&R. ( Killed by friendly fire (Operation Vastrap))
Grave Reference
OLD SEC 153
1
Location
Country
Namibia
740
Locality
Caprivi
228
Cemetery
KIMBO CEMETERY, BUFFALO
177
Additional Information
Notes
ref "Die Buffel Struikel" by LJ Bothma
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #33052