Identity
Person No.
33338
Old ROH no.
34838
Service No.
94752912PE
Last Name
First Name
Phillip Tumisang
Initials
P T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Operation Boleas, to restore stability in Lesotho at Khatsi Dam
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Maseru, Lesotho
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Operation
Operation
Dates
1998-09
About
SANDF intervention in Lesotho, September 1998, to restore order after a disputed election and mutiny; involved combat against elements of the Lesotho Defence Force in Maseru.
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (Parachute)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Part of
Listed under South African Army Infantry (Parachute) (Regular) in the SA Army Units navbox.
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Sep 2026: named as "94752912PE Rifleman Phillip Tunsimang Tshweu", killed at the Battle for Mokanyane Base, Lesotho, Operation Boleas. Spelling flagged, not changed: Graham "Tshweu" and "Tunsimang", this record "Tshewu" and "Tumisang".
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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defenceWeb -- SANDF peacekeeper fatalities
open source ↗
defenceWeb, "SANDF peacekeeper fatalities" and "DRC deaths pushed SANDF peacekeeper fatalities to over 100 since democracy" (compiled lists). Confirms existing record. NOT linked to the De Brug Wall of Remembrance -- that memorial explicitly excludes Operation Boleas (Lesotho) dead per its own stated scope.
Stories 1
Death to a believe is a departure from the distractions of this world, when a believer dies, he dies not in vain but as a Marty of faith and heaven in guaranteed. May the lord God Almighty in the Name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ, receive your soul with open arms AMEN.
Dedications 1
Paratrooper?s Prayer Heavenly Father, King of the world I know that all things are in your hands, whatever happens to me. As a paratrooper I am prepared to suffer hardship. I am ready to endure danger and unrest, pain and hurt. I am willing to be hungry end thirsty. I am prepared to face the enemy fearlessly. Lord I am weak. I cannot depend on my own strength. I do not want to trust in my own abilities. Lord my God; Let me trust in you alone. Give me courage and strength, and, above all, faith to do my work fearlessly ?