Identity
Person No.
49677
Service No.
80820699SP
Last Name
First Name
Nao
Initials
N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POIS 1
POIS
Cause of Death
Died of poisoning after being shot with a Bushman poisoned arrow, while Absent Without Leave from his Unit
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
203 Battalion 5
Formerly
36 Battalion
(1980)
Unit
203 Battalion 2
Formerly
36 Battalion
(1980)
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Sep 2026: 80820699SP Rifleman Nao David, 203 Battalion SWATF, died of poisoning after being shot with a Bushman poisoned arrow while AWOL from his Unit, age 21. New ROH record. Not on Bushwar same-day post. | SAWGP/Mike Sandham OMISSIONS 13 Sep 2026 confirms: Rifleman Nao David, 203 Battalion, South West African Territory Force, died of poisoning after being shot with a poison arrow in Bushmanland while AWOL, age 21. Adds unit (203 Bn, SWATF).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 13 Sep 2026
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Mike Sandham
Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 13 SEPTEMBER, mailed 13 Sep 2026
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South African War Graves Project
open source ↗
SAWGP omissions mail 13 Sep 2026
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