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Identity
Person No.
31488
Service No.
95081048
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died at Tembisa, shot by unknown parties, while off duty
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SANDF 1,041
South African National Defence Force
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (Motorised)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Listed under South African Army Infantry (Motorised) (Regular) in the SA Army Units navbox.
Notes

ref. SANDF 1998 RoH

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("121 South African Infantry Battalion") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
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".
14 Oct 2026: FirstName "First Name Unknown" cleared -- a literal placeholder string, not a real name, treated as blank per John's instruction extending the Khaile (31046) fix. Initials left untouched, being a genuine value distinct from the placeholder.
14 Oct 2026: AGE-SHARING CLUSTER NOTED, NOT CLEARED. Age 24 shared with Magida (31485), Magina (31486) and Magoro (31489) -- see note on 31485.
14 Oct 2026: CONFIRMED CONTAMINATION, CLEARED (not replaced -- no concurrent source gives a figure). Age 24 was shared identically with Magida (31485), Magina (31486) and Magoro (31489) -- see note on 31485.
14 Oct 2026: SAWGP confirms Initials J M, matching. UNIT NUMBER CONFLICT, NOT CHANGED: SAWGP gives Unit "21 South African Infantry Battalion"; this record's own Regiment field holds "121 South African Infantry Battalion" -- a different number (121 vs 21), possibly a transcription variant either side. Flagged for review.

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