Identity
Person No.
49762
Service No.
79645003KC
Last Name
First Name
Willem
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,732
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
01 Feb 1981: 79645003KC Rifleman Willem Babu from Sector 40 H.Q. Died of wounds, knife wound, stabbed at Okaukukyo, while on duty. He was 26.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Sector 40 H.Q.
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), row Sheet3:579, 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:
"01 Feb 1981: 79645003KC Rifleman Willem Babu from Sector 40 H.Q. Died of wounds, knife wound, stabbed at Okaukukyo, while on duty. He was 26."
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