In Memory Of
SHILONGO, OIVA
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Regiment:
5 Reconnaissance Regiment
Date of Death:
1982-06-07
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. Reported Missing during a Contact with Enemy Forces in Southern Angola. Sergeant MBELE was captured by SWAPO/PLAN insurgents and subsequently executed. He has no known Grave and remains unaccounted for. The body of Lance Corporal SHILONGO was later located and recovered
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
No additional information known at this time