Service Details
Name:
 CABINDA
Given Name:
 FERNANDO
Initials:
 F
Service No:
 76907286SP
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
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Unit:
 32 (Buffalo) Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1979-01-26
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Age:
 34
Cause of Death:
 Committed suicide, found dead at Buffalo Base with a Self-inflicted Gunshot wound to the head. He had been suffering severe depression as a result of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Additional
Information:
No additional information known at this time
Commemoration
Country:
 Namibia
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Locality:
 Caprivi
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Cemetery:
 KIMBO CEMETERY, BUFFALO
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Grave Reference:
 OLD SEC 99

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