In Memory Of

SOEIRO, PONCIANO GOMES SILVA

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 75014431PN
Rank:
 Sergeant
Regiment:
 1 Reconnaissance Regiment
Date of Death:
 1976-08-23
Cause of Death:
 During a patrol near the Okavango river, a Wolf hit a landmine and was tipped over, killing Sgt P.G. Soeiro and crushing S/Sgt D. Roxo beneath it. The rest of the crew tried to lift it free, but it was too heavy, and he too subsequently died.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Grave 898
Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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