Identity
Person No.
41734
Service No.
91719302PE
Last Name
First Name
Themba Bekezela
Initials
T B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Assaulted and stabbed to death by unknown persons, at Gamalakhe
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
Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Mchunu, of Kwambanambi
Research notes
12 Oct 2026: Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 12 Oct 2026, confirms: assaulted and stabbed to death at Gamalakhe by persons unknown. Service number, regiment, date and age already matched exactly.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 12 Oct 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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