MacKay, Duncan Hope

Identity

Person No.

38563

Service No.

7961

Last Name

MacKay 17

First Name

Duncan Hope

Initials

D H

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1946 (±1 yr) 180

Age at Death

31

Military Service

Rank

Section Officer

Regiment

British South Africa Police 641

Unit

Support Unit 180

Secondary Unit

"F" Troop

Death Record

Date of Death

02 January 1977 101

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, in an ambush in the Chipinga area, Op Thrasher

Grave Reference

Believed buried in Warren Hills Jewish Cemetery 56

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253

Additional Information

Notes

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 #38563

MacKay, Duncan Hope (D H)