Identity
Person No.
33241
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Daniel
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, heavy fighting continued to rage throughout Northern Owamboland as large groups of heavily armed SWAPO/PLAN insurgents numbering 150+ continued with mass infiltrations into the area from Southern Angola and were constantly being engaged by Koevoet elements in the field. The Koevoet Casspirs bore the brunt of the attacks in the face of fusillades of Soviet RPG-7 anti-tank rockets, Czech RPG-75 anti-tank rockets, Yugoslavian M60 Anti-Tank rifle grenades and M60P HEAP Pencil STRIM rifle grenades. The SWAPO/PLAN insurgents paid dearly for their efforts but the South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (Koevoet) Units suffered another ten members Killed in Action during these fierce contacts with many others being wounded
Military Service
Rank
Special Sergeant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SWAPOL 159
South West African Police
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Notes
ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 69410728KT cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "TESNAR, CHRISTIAAN MICHAEL" (RFN, Sterf 16 07 77), matching PersonNumber 33240 (Tesnar, DateDeath 1977-07-16) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "69410728KT". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
open source ↗
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
- 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 66-76 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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