Identity
Person No.
38870
Service No.
PR110542
Last Name
First Name
Jose J G
Initials
J J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, vehicle ambush as they were leaving Vila Salazar, Op Repulse, at the end of their call-up. The ambush was initiated with an RPG rocket that struck the cab, killing the driver, Rfn Colin Murray and Sgt Andrew Berrington, who took the brunt of the blast. Jose Alpium was shot in the chest as he was debussing, dying an hour later
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Amendments from Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981, by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Research notes
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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