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Identity
Person No.
39150
Service No.
PR980
Last Name
Clipston 1
First Name
Maurice Ward
Initials
M W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1928 (±1 yr) 67
Age at Death
48
Military Service
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Rhodesia Regiment 437
Unit
4th Battalion 61
Secondary Unit
"F" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
08 August 1976 104
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a base camp at Clydesdale in the Burma Valley, Zimunya Tribal Trust Land, Op Thrasher. Mortared by FRELIMO
Grave Reference
African Section 2
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). 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 #39150