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Identity
Person No.
41789
Service No.
81546079PB
Last Name
Ndlovu 45
First Name
Edmond Lapuken
Initials
E L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1961 (±1 yr) 380
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
02 May 1991 92
Cause code
NAT 755
Natural causes
Cause of Death
Died of heart attack 67
Died of heart attack, at Phalaborwa Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
5 Special Forces Regiment 20
Formerly 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (1995)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,859
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,272
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried at 5RR base, Phalaborwa 8
Unit History
Attached To
South African Medical Corps
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Special Forces Brigade
5 Special Forces Regiment operates as one of the standing/permanent operational regiments of South African Special Forces, established from the same 1972 lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando. Special Forces are their own branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes

He had 2 minor children and was unmarried.

Research notes

26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover "32 (Buffalo) Battalion". SAWGP Regiment 5 Special Forces Regiment with no separate unit.

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