Service Details
Name:
 THOMAS
Given Name:
 LIONEL
Initials:
 L
Service No:
 80870165SN
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
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Unit:
 911 Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1981-05-04
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Date of Birth:
 1960-03-12
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, received in Shooting Incident, at Opua Hospital. He apparently refused to answer when challenged by a guard around midnight in Sector 10 and was shot in the hip. He died from blood loss
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. K. Thomas, of Tseiblaagte, Keetmanshoop.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Unknown
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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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