Identity
Person No.
38953
Service No.
650600
Last Name
First Name
Bernard
Initials
B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KOAS 134
Killed on active service
Cause of Death
Killed on active service. While loading suspected faulty anti-personnel mines into a truck at the Vic Falls Op Tangent) Rifle Range, some of the mines detonated, killing 7 men
Military Service
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
3 Platoon
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Ref 'Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr JRT Wood). Amendments from Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981, by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Research notes
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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