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Identity
Person No.
39227
Service No.
5395
Last Name
First Name
Peter John
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Secondary Unit
INTAF
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Alouette III #R5077 North of Gwelo. Crashed while flying between New Sarum and Thornhill in bad weather
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

MLM Awarded 23 September 1977; BCR Awarded 9 February 1979 - "He was awarded the BCR, as a result of his actions in a contact in October 1978. Despite having a shattered femur and bleeding heavily, he refused to be casevaced and continued to direct the fight. His bravery and dedication was far beyond the normal call of duty"; MFC (Ops) Awarded 31 March 1978 - "For dragging a wounded comrade, under heavy fire, out of a cave where a CT had established himself"

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39227