De Almeida, Alberto

Identity

Person No.

29945

Service No.

84700038SP

Last Name

De Almeida 2

First Name

Alberto

Initials

A

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1966 (±1 yr) 243

Age at Death

19

Military Service

Rank

Rifleman

Regiment

South West African Territory Force 616

Unit

32 (Buffalo) Battalion 375

Secondary Unit

"C" Coy.

Death Record

Date of Death

13 February 1985 84

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy (Operation Forte) Patrol stumbled upon a SWAPO base. He was shot through the lungs

Grave Reference

NEW SEC 55 1

Location

Country

Namibia 737

Locality

Caprivi 228

Cemetery

KIMBO CEMETERY, BUFFALO 177

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Rfn. F. Costa

Citation

DFC and bar earned in WW2 as Captain/Major #103138V in SAAF. LG Sup 13 July 1943 pg. 3157; Bar to DFC LG Sup 29 December 1944 pg. 5956

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #29945

De Almeida, Alberto (A)