Identity
Person No.
49801
Service No.
94075017AY
Last Name
First Name
Makhosonke Edwin
Initials
M E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
44
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
07 Oct 1994: 94075017AY Colonel Makhosonke Edwin Sobopa from the South African Army, formerly MK Died of injuries, at 1 Mil Hospital, received in Private Vehicle Accident, at Delmas, on 11 September. He was 44.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Colonel
Regiment
South African Army, formerly MK
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SANDF 1,019
South African National Defence Force
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), row Sheet3:5405, 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:
"07 Oct 1994: 94075017AY Colonel Makhosonke Edwin Sobopa from the South African Army, formerly MK Died of injuries, at 1 Mil Hospital, received in Private Vehicle Accident, at Delmas, on 11 September. He was 44."
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