Identity
Person No.
39006
Service No.
781343
Last Name
First Name
Bruce Fraser
Initials
B F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down in Mozambique (at Mapai). Believed to have been carrying explosives to be used in Operation Uric and hit by a RPG7 or AAA., in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #164. Also killed was the SAAF aircrew and 14 Rhodesian soldiers
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Notes
On Plumtree School Roll of Honour. 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.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 6 Sep 2026 (Mapai Puma 164 shootdown, Operation Uric): confirmed, all details already matched exactly.
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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