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Identity
Person No.
38920
Service No.
PR73533
Last Name
Bates 10
First Name
Douglas Ian Bignall
Initials
D I B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1952 (±1 yr) 285
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 78
Unit
3 Squadron 12
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
15 June 1976 101
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a vehicle ambush while clearing roads in the Honde Valley during Op Thresher, gun shot wound to head
Grave Reference
Cremated 49
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128
Additional Information
Notes

Amendments from Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981, by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38920