Identity
Person No.
33731
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Matias
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during a contact with SWAPO Insurgents in Northern Owamboland. Member of Koevoet
Military Service
Rank
Special Constable
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
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Apr 2024: Special Constable Matias Vilho, SWA Police Counter-Insurgency Wing Ops K (Koevoet), Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO Insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 26. Graham gave no service number. Cause already matched. Cleared stolen ServiceNo 81961641HV (duplicated across consecutive Vilho rows; left on Vilho H. PN 33729, 101 Battalion, 1982-02-06).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Apr 2024: Special Constable Matias Vilho, SWA Police Counter-Insurgency Wing Ops K (Koevoet), Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO Insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 26. Graham gave no service number. Cause already matched. Cleared stolen ServiceNo 81961641HV (duplicated across consecutive Vilho rows; left on Vilho H. PN 33729, 101 Battalion, 1982-02-06).
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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 57-65 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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