Identity
Person No.
33303
Service No.
79880498HX
Last Name
First Name
Uakandjangu
Initials
U
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Special Constable
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Counter-insurgency duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet
Location
Notes
ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Apr 2026: Special Constable Uakandjangu Tjiumbu, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 26. ROH age is 24 (not overwritten). Graham gave no service number.
Citations
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Apr 2026: Special Constable Uakandjangu Tjiumbu, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 26. ROH age is 24 (not overwritten). Graham gave no service number.
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Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
- South African War Graves Project
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