Service Details
Name:
 MATAMBA
Given Name:
 JOAQUIM
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 76910611SP
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:
 1980-05-21
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Date of Birth:
 1958-11-01
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during special operation in support of UNITA at Savate, Angola, in a contact with the enemy. (Operation Tiro a Tiro)
Additional
Information:
ref. "Die Buffel Struikel" by L. J. Bothma
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 134

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