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Identity
Person No.
33920
Service No.
78913183SP
Last Name
Yenga 1
First Name
Manuel
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South West African Territory Force 616
Unit
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 375
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
03 March 1980 126
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, booby trapped mine in a bunker near Naulila (Operation Makalani)
Grave Reference
OLD SEC 115 1
Location
Country
Namibia 737
Locality
Caprivi 228
Cemetery
KIMBO CEMETERY, BUFFALO 177
Additional Information
Notes

ref "Die Buffel Struikel" by LJ Bothma

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 #33920

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=33920&pdf=1

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