Identity
Person No.
48781
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
F E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
5 Reconnaissance Regiment 72
Later renamed
5 Special Forces Regiment
(1995)
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,852
South African Defence Force
Location
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
5 Special Forces Regiment operates as one of the standing/permanent operational regiments of South African Special Forces, established from the same 1972 lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando. Special Forces are their own branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes
No SAWGP record found (distinct from other Strydom entries already on ROH). New ROH record. War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 120 of 143.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 120-122 of 143: sole source, new ROH record.
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