Identity
Person No.
48620
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
E L
Initials
E L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died after passing Special Forces selection, before completing the cycle and becoming an operator (SASFA 1992; day and month not published)
Military Service
Location
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Same 1972 Special Forces lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando / 5 Special Forces Regiment (see pass 2) -- a standing Permanent Force branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
SASFA In Memoriam (selection incomplete): passed selection but died before completing the cycle and becoming an operator (not awarded operator status). SASFA: Steyn EL 1992. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf Initials only; no SN. Not a confirmed operator.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Unit veterans association
open source ↗
SASFA In Memoriam: Steyn EL 1992 — passed selection but died before completing the cycle and becoming an operator (not awarded operator status)
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