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Identity
Person No.
29483
Service No.
87771515KV
Last Name
Bokhatsi 1
First Name
Elias Thato
Initials
E T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1961 (±1 yr) 366
Age at Death
38
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
East Par 1
Unit
1 Parachute Battalion 65
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
14 August 1999 88
Cause of Death
Suicide 331
Committed suicide, shot himself, after he took unit as hostage
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Husband of Mrs. L. E. Bokhatsi

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #29483

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=29483&pdf=1

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