Identity
Person No.
39155
Service No.
730092
Last Name
First Name
Aiden James
Initials
A J
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
Trooper
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Operation
Operation
Dates
1979-09-01 to 1979-09-07
About
Operation Uric / Bootlace (Sept 1979) — includes Bell R6098 (Wesson) and Mapai Puma losses.
Unit History
Part of
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).
Geldenhuys scrape duplicate PersonNumber 49231 deleted 27 Aug 2026 (Coleman / 30092 is Colman, Aiden James (730092), Mapai Puma.)
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
External References
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Geldenhuys — Rhodesian War Casualties
open source ↗
Rhodesia: Roll of Honour (chronological)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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