Service Details
Name:
 TITUS
Given Name:
 BEN BENJAMIN
Initials:
 B B
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 10 South African Infantry Battalion
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Unit 2:
 United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur
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Date of Death:
 2008-10-29
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Age:
 34
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, was on duty at the water point, about three kilometres from Kutum base in Sudan, with other members of his unit. At approximately 6pm (local time), two unknown men approached the soldiers and opened fire on them. Corporal Titus was hit and died instantly, while another soldier was also shot and injured.
Additional
Information:
Husband of Belinda Titus. Hundreds of people, including the top brass of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), attended his funeral service.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 North West Province
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Cemetery:
 MAFIKENG (DANVILLE) CEMETERY
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