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Identity
Person No.
33667
Service No.
76900182SP
Last Name
Vavarirai 1
First Name
Elias Viva
Initials
E V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1956 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
46
Military Service
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
5 Special Forces Regiment 14
Unit
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 375
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
22 August 2002 93
Cause of Death
Died from injuries 2
Died from injuries, received fighting veld fire at SAP training centre near Ellisras
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

Of Namakgale near Ba-Phalaborwa

Citation

He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33667

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=33667&pdf=1

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