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Identity
Person No.
33673
Service No.
83481465
Last Name
Venasio 1
First Name
Petrus
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Special Constable
Regiment
South West African Police 140
Unit
South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 228
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
02 June 1982 75
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during a contact with PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland
Grave Reference
Likely buried in Namibia - Alternative Commemoration until grave found 135
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff

Citation

He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33673