Identity
Person No.
49824
Service No.
94072055AY
Last Name
First Name
Mokoroberwa Aaron
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Shot by the South African Police at Sharpville police station. He entered the charge office and created a disturbance, breaking a window; a warning shot was fired, he continued, and he was then fired upon and wounded. He died at Vereeniging Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SANDF 1,021
South African National Defence Force
Location
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (Light)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Listed under South African Army Infantry (Light) (Regular) in the SA Army Units navbox.
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 20 SEPTEMBER (mailed 20 Sep 2026, credited The South Africa War Graves Project unless otherwise specified): "20 Sep 1994: 94072055AY Rifleman Mokoroberwa Aaron Gumbi from 21 South African Infantry Battalion, South African Infantry Corps Shot by the South African Police at Sharpville Police Station..." NEW ROH record -- the only Gumbis on the roll died in 1996 and later.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Mike Sandham
Mike Sandham omissions 20 Sep 2026 (SAWGP)
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