Identity
Person No.
36380
Service No.
W404222W
Last Name
First Name
Christiaan Petrus
Initials
C P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, critically wounded in the head during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland on 23 February 1987, during Counter-insurgency duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet. He was evacuated to Eenhana where he later lapsed into a coma prior to being evacuated to 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria. He remained on life support until declared brain dead on 25 February 1987
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 25 Feb 2026: W404222W Sergeant Christiaan Petrus Momberg, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), critically wounded in the head during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland on 23 February 1987; evacuated to Eenhana, lapsed into a coma, evacuated to 1 Military Hospital Pretoria; remained on life support until declared brain dead on 25 February 1987, age 23.
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 25 Feb 2026: W404222W Sergeant Christiaan Petrus Momberg, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), critically wounded in the head during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland on 23 February 1987; evacuated to Eenhana, lapsed into a coma, evacuated to 1 Military Hospital Pretoria; remained on life support until declared brain dead on 25 February 1987, age 23.
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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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