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Identity
Person No.
41562
Service No.
84917731SWK
Last Name
Makaranga 1
First Name
Unknown
Initials
R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1961 (±1 yr) 368
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
South West African Territory Force 627
Unit
202 Battalion 65
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Medical Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
30 July 1986 91
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,885
Killed in action, in a contact with PLAN insurgents
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried at Zandfontein Cemetery, Pretoria 2
Location
Country
South Africa 18,422
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,256
Additional Information
Notes

No additional information known at this time

Citation

***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

External Source

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 30 Jul 2026: LCpl R H Makaranga, 202 Bn, age 25. Cleared first name Barend Jacobus (conflicts with R H); age was 38.

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41562

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=41562&pdf=1

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