Identity
Person No.
41805
Old ROH no.
34911
Service No.
90722158HI
Last Name
First Name
Kingo
Initials
K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 387
Suicide
Cause of Death
Committed suicide, near the base at Mabelingwe. He set himself alight and then shot himself with his R4 rifle
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
31 Battalion 34
Later renamed
201 Battalion
(1980)
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,839
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. R. Shawea, c/o 31 Bn, Diskobolos.
Research notes
10 Sep 2026: Renamed away from 31 (Bushman) Battalion label; Unit set by Mike Sandham dating rule (31 Bn outside 1 Aug 1980-1 Jun 1989 window, else 201 Bn).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Mike Sandham
Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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