Identity
Person No.
49745
Service No.
76254218BG
Last Name
First Name
Mark Francis
Initials
M F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
NAT 753
Natural causes
Cause of Death
26 Nov 1979: 76254218BG Private Mark Francis Konya from 95 Tactical Air Unit, South African Air Force Died of injuries, received riding a motorbike and while attempting to overtake a 5 ton truck on the left side, the truck turned left and rode over him. He was airlifted to Oshakati but died en-route.
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Private
Regiment
Corps
South African Air Force
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), row Sheet3:6318, imported 16 Sep 2026. Credited to The South Africa War Graves Project (southafricawargraves.org) unless his entry says otherwise. NEW ROH record -- no match on the roll by service number, by surname with date, or on a widened surname-plus-year check. Mike's entry verbatim:
"26 Nov 1979: 76254218BG Private Mark Francis Konya from 95 Tactical Air Unit, South African Air Force Died of injuries, received riding a motorbike and while attempting to overtake a 5 ton truck on the left side, the truck turned left and rode over him. He was airlifted to Oshakati but died en-route."
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