In Memory Of

TOMBO

Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Rifleman
Regiment:
5 Reconnaissance Regiment
Date of Death:
1981-10-15
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, against terrorists in the operational area. Killed whilst apart of a small Special Forces team carrying out an operation against the Harare-Beira railway near Doeroi, in Mozambique, some 300 miles from the South African border. It would appear there was a premature detonation whilst they were laying their demolition charges, and he and three of his comrades were killed. FRELIMO found their bodies and equipment, but as per SOPs, nothing was being carried which would enable them to identify the men
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Body not recovered
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
ref. "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff