Identity
Person No.
38758
Service No.
17954P
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
41
Military Service
Rank
Police Reserve Observer
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Instructional Staff
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action. He was the door gunner in a Cessna 180 on routine patrol. He died from a head wound received during a gunfire exchange with a group of terrorists
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
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.
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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