Identity
Person No.
38920
Service No.
PR73533
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Ian Bignall
Initials
D I B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in a vehicle ambush while clearing roads in the Honde Valley during Op Thresher, gun shot wound to head
Military Service
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
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).
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "Rhodesian Corps of Engineers" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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