Identity
Person No.
41733
Service No.
92687664PY
Last Name
First Name
Joel Emmanual
Initials
J E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 388
Suicide
Cause of Death
Committed suicide, shot himself in the head, at 7 SAI. He had allegedly shot 4 other people
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SANDF 1,041
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Attached To
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
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Sep 2026: "92687664PY Rifleman Joel Emmanual Mboweni from 7 SAI died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head using his R4 rifle. Earlier, he had shot dead four fellow soldiers during an argument at the Unit. He was 21." Confirms the record and names all four men he killed: Risimati Wilson Mhlongo (31891), Matsobane Jacob Langa (31233), Tumpeng Lion Mabanne (31445) and Legadime Timothy Mahlaba (31496), all already on this roll and cross-referenced above.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 27 Sep 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 134-135 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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