Identity
Person No.
33100
Old ROH no.
1346
Service No.
77581098PE
Last Name
First Name
Phillip Thomas
Initials
P T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during the grueling eight hour ground fire fight of Op Super. A 45 strong force of 32 Battalion with gunship support killed 201 SWAPO as well as captured vast amounts of equipment in the rugged terrain of Kaokaland desert
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mr. J. V. L. Stewart and Mrs. P. Oberholtzer
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
Sergeant Phil Steward was a member of 32 Battalion. He was killed in action during an attack launched on a large SWAPO base in the Cambena Valley, on 13 March 1982. Also killed in this action were 2nd Lieutenant P. Nel and Corporal J. Joao. Information extracted from 32 Battalion: The Inside Story of South Africa's Elite Fighting Unit , by Piet Nortje.
Dedications 1
Phil - lekker saam met jou gesuffer te Infanterieskool, nooit kon dink dat ek jou op Buffalo gaan agterlaat nie. Hoop jy het gesien toe ons 'n heildronk saam jou broer op jou begrafnis drink. Rus in vrede.