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Identity
Person No.
38439
Service No.
6777
Last Name
Cronin 3
First Name
Denis Patrick
Initials
D P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1942 (±1 yr) 127
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Rank
Section Officer
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Cranborne 1
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
24 September 1971 80
Cause of Death
Died of injuries 570
Died of injuries, multiple injuries, in Salisbury Hospital
Grave Reference
Believed buried in Warren Hills 7
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CEMETERY 279
Additional Information
Notes

Born South Africa. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

Awarded the Commissioner's Commendation whilst still a constable in 1973, for his efforts in the Op Hurricane area

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38439