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Identity
Person No.
43392
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Lategan 7
First Name
Lambertus Johannes
Initials
L J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962 (±1 yr) 336
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Army 186
Unit
Danie Theron Combat School 9
Death Record
Date of Death
10 August 1982 88
Cause of Death
Died of disease 376
Died in 3 Military Hospital after suffering a ruptured appendix. Complained of severe stomach pains while attached to 53 Battalion at Ruacana; taken to hospital at Oshakati; evacuated and admitted to 3 Mil; appendix found to have ruptured about a week prior; died shortly after surgery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
South Africa 18,419
Locality
Unknown 20
Cemetery
Unknown
Additional Information
Notes

No record on South Africa War Graves Project at research time.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

OMISSIONS: 10 AUGUST. SADFA FB / War In Angola Parameter=14 (Mike Sandham) | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Aug 2026 (same ruptured-appendix narrative).

South African War Graves Project

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