Identity
Person No.
48592
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Victor
Initials
V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Defence Force
SADF 3,290
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents near Evale, Southern Angola (Operation Kakebeen), while forming up in company formation; hit-and-run attack on the rear position with rifle grenades, AK-47 and RPD fire
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Apr 2026: Rifleman Victor Gaiseb, 2 SWA SPES SWATF, Killed in Action near Evale, Southern Angola, while supporting Operation Kakebeen alongside 32 Battalion; killed under a tree in the middle of the company formation with Cpl Fernando Andre, age 20. No service number in Graham's post. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time).
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Apr 2026: Rifleman Victor Gaiseb, 2 SWA SPES SWATF, Killed in Action near Evale, Southern Angola, while supporting Operation Kakebeen alongside 32 Battalion; killed under a tree in the middle of the company formation with Cpl Fernando Andre, age 20. No service number in Graham's post. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time).
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