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Identity
Person No.
41805
Old ROH no.
34911
Service No.
90722158HI
Last Name
Ponto 1
First Name
Kingo
Initials
K
Date of Birth
23 November 1960 354
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
10 October 1992 170
Cause code
SUIC 388
Suicide
Cause of Death
Suicide 351
Committed suicide, near the base at Mabelingwe. He set himself alight and then shot himself with his R4 rifle
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South West African Territory Force 0
Corps
South West African Territory Force 376
Unit
31 Battalion 34
Later renamed 201 Battalion (1980)
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,879
Locality
Caprivi 225
Cemetery
Believed to be buried at 31Bn (Omega) Cemetery 47
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried in Pietermaritzburg 1
Notes

Husband of Mrs. R. Shawea, c/o 31 Bn, Diskobolos.

Research notes



10 Sep 2026: Renamed away from 31 (Bushman) Battalion label; Unit set by Mike Sandham dating rule (31 Bn outside 1 Aug 1980-1 Jun 1989 window, else 201 Bn).
14 Oct 2026: DateBirth 1960-11-23 added from Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 10 OCTOBER (SAWGP) -- exactly reproduces this record's existing Age 31 against DateDeath 1992-10-10 (birthday not yet reached that year), so no Age change needed. Regiment filled to "South West African Territory Force" (was blank); Unit "31 Battalion" already matched. Sandham also notes 31 Battalion (SWATF) was redesignated under SADF by 1992, SWATF itself having formally demobilised 1 Jun 1989 -- a naming-era question, not acted on here.

Citations
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External References
Stories 1
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