Identity
Person No.
49876
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Nomathemba
Initials
N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MURD 461
Murdered
Cause of Death
Murdered, multiple gunshot wounds received during an altercation with her boyfriend, also a serving SANDF member, who opened fire on her with an R4 rifle. Both were on UN peacekeeping deployment in the DRC
Military Service
Location
Country
Unknown
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
7 Oct 2026: New record. Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 7 Oct 2026: "Rifleman (Miss) Nomathemba Ngeleke from 5 SAI died from multiple gunshot wounds...She was 27." SAWGP (details.php?id=42835) confirms: Rifleman, 5 SAI, age 27, murdered. No service number given by either source. Not in DB prior to this pass.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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South African War Graves Project
open source ↗
SAWGP record 7 Oct 2026
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