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Identity
Person No.
48721
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Kalimbulula 1
First Name
Unknown
Initials
V W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
24 August 1981 107
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action during a contact with SWAPO/Plan insurgents North of Nkongo
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
701 Battalion 17
Formerly 33 Battalion (1980)
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,856
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Awards
Pro Patria Medal
Pro Patria Medal
South Africa
Pro Patria Medal warrant, Government Gazette No. 5171 (25 Jun 1976), Rule 5, as amended by GG No. 5575 (3 Jun 1977); discontinued by GG No. 25213 (25 Jul 2003, Schedule corrected by GG No. 26778, 17 Sep 2004) for service on/after 27 Apr 2003. Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
Notes

No SAWGP record found. New ROH record. War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 46 of 143.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Aug 2026: confirms this War In Angola-sourced record exactly (unit, date, cause). | Mike Sandham 24 Aug 2026 omissions: No record on South Africa War Graves Project. Two members from 701 Battalion, South West African Territory Force Killed in action during a contact with SWAPO/Plan insurgents North of Nkongo. SOURCE: The War In Angola Information Portal: Roll of Honour Member Dedications - [http://www.warinangola.com/default.aspx?tabid=1596&Parameter=3460/3461] Rfn V W Kalimbulula. Filled CauseDeath (North of Nkongo contact) and UnitID 2214 (701 Battalion). Bushwar Books lest-we-forget-24-august/ does not name him.

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