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Identity
Person No.
31364
Old ROH no.
822
Service No.
01479856PE
Last Name
Lombard 44
First Name
Johannes Jacobus
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1941 (±1 yr) 113
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
05 February 1970 140
Cause code
SHOT 548
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident 290
Died in Shooting Incident, shot by a soldier in the mess at Katimo Mulilo
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Captain
Regiment
4 South African Infantry Battalion 97
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,879
Locality
Limpopo 190
Cemetery
WARMBATHS (BELA BELA) CEMETERY 21
Grave Reference
Cremated 1
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Husband of Mrs. J. J. Lombard

Research notes


Iain Mack (4 SAI, 1969-70, ROH stories 9 Sep 2016): detailed circumstance of the mess shooting at Katima Mulilo (a disgruntled soldier caught drinking on guard duty shot Lombard from behind after he finished his evening meal); Lombard commanded B Company with Lt Hagen as his 2IC. Full name, DOB, cemetery and cause already matched his own follow-up correction email and are already on record.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".

Citations
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External References
Stories 1
by I Mack, 4 SAI 1969-1970 on 09 September 2016
On the 5th of February 1970, Capt. JJ Lomabard was shot in the back by one of his own soldiers. Sometime during the day Capt Lombard was inspecting the guard posts around camp Katima Mulilo. At one of the posts, Lombard discovered soldiers on duty drinking beer. He informed them that they would be dealt with on their return to camp. One of the soldiers concerned, informed his comrades that they should not worry as he "would take care of things." Unfortunately, no one knew what he had in mind. Later, Capt Lombard was eating his evening meal, on finishing, he exited the officers mess and was walking away from the general mess at which point, the soldier in question, rose from his seat, took aim with his rifle and shot Capt Lombard in the back. Capt Lombard died within minutes at the entrance to my tent.
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