In Memory Of

TITUS, BEN BENJAMIN

Service Details
Age:
34
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
10 South African Infantry Battalion
Unit 2:
United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
2008-10-29
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.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
MAFIKENG (DANVILLE) CEMETERY
Localitly:
North West Province
Country:
South Africa
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.