Identity
Person No.
49767
Service No.
79860029HV
Last Name
First Name
Manuel
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
21 Mar 1981: 79860029HV Rifleman Manuel Christen from 101 Battalion, South West African Territory Force Died in Shooting Incident, about 8 kms from Ondangwa, while on leave.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Corps
South West African Territory 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 Sheet3:1621, 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:
"21 Mar 1981: 79860029HV Rifleman Manuel Christen from 101 Battalion, South West African Territory Force Died in Shooting Incident, about 8 kms from Ondangwa, while on leave."
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Unknown
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