Identity
Person No.
41795
Service No.
76900000PD
Last Name
First Name
Samuel
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
41
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of stab wound, in Pomfret Military Base Hospital. His wife had apparently stabbed him in the neck
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 275
Later renamed
32 Battalion
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. Gloria de Souza, of 32 Battalion Base, Pomfret.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Sep 2026: 76900000PD Lance Corporal Samuel Francisco, 32 Battalion, died in Pomfret Military Base Hospital after being stabbed in the neck by his wife during an altercation, age 41. Exact match.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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