Identity
Person No.
39160
Service No.
71083
Last Name
First Name
Richard George
Initials
R G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, convoy ambush by ZANLA, in the Nyajena Tribal Trust Land, near Fort Victoria, Op Repulse area. (5 members of the unit died in this engagement) They were on their way to fetch the wife of a fellow soldier
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
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.
Research notes
26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "3 Squadron" → Selous Scouts (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit).
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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