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Identity
Person No.
41867
Service No.
86761152PB
Last Name
Mabasa 9
First Name
Tereka Samuel
Initials
T S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1964 (±1 yr) 296
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
12 March 1993 101
Cause code
DIS 6,078
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of liver cancer 5
Died of liver cancer, at 1 Military Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
5 Special Forces Regiment 20
Formerly 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (1995)
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,874
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,272
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried in Venda 3
Unit History
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

Husband of Mrs. E. Mabasa, of Mashau Village, Venda.

Research notes

26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover "Group 8, Army HQ Unit". SAWGP Regiment 5 Special Forces Regiment with no separate unit.

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