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Identity
Person No.
48750
Service No.
79841219HO
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
P S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Critically injured in a military vehicle accident in the Caprivi Strip on 6 November 1979, in which two other members of the battalion (Lilungwe F. and Lifasi M.L., also added this pass) were killed. He died from his injuries on 13 November 1979.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,852
South African Defence Force
Location
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Unit History
Notes

No SAWGP record found. New ROH record. War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 91 of 143. Member Dedication page: http://warinangola.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1596&Parameter=3244

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Infantry Corps" (a branch/Corps, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, matching the same organisation already correctly classified there elsewhere on the ROH.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added -- database-wide sweep for SADF Border War operational-area deaths within the medal's gazetted window (25 Jun 1976 - 27 Apr 2003), per the warrant's died-before-qualifying-period provision. See PersonAward.Citation for the gazette references.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added earlier today REVERTED -- John obtained the actual Government Gazette (GG 5171/5575); the "died before completing the qualifying period" provision relied on does not exist in the primary text (it was a secondary-source claim). Actual Rule 5 requires (a) combat/enemy-caused incident, (b) a Ministerially-acknowledged operation (clasp), or (c) 55+ continuous/90+ non-continuous days in an operational area -- none of which this record's cause of death clearly demonstrates.

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