Name: |
GABRIEL |
Given Name: |
DAVID |
Initials: |
D |
Rank: |
Special WOOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South West African Police |
Unit: |
South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET)Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1979-05-28Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
36 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, driving from Ondangwa to Oshakati and gave a lift to a man who, unknown to him, was a member of SWAPO/PLAN. Halfway to Oshakati Warrant Gabriel stopped alongside the road to relieve himself, leaving his FN rifle in the vehicle with the passenger. The SWAPO/PLAN passenger took the rifle and shot him dead before successfully making his escape |
Additional Information: |
ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2018-06-07