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Identity
Person No.
39243
Service No.
4294
Last Name
Goddard 4
First Name
Keith William
Initials
K W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1951 (±1 yr) 248
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Air Sub-Lieutenant
Regiment
Rhodesian Air Force 78
Unit
5 Sqdn. 81
Secondary Unit
1 Commando, 4 Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
04 April 1974 132
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, Air Operations in Canberra B2 #R2514, north of Musengedzi Mission. 96 x20lb fragmentation bombs exploded beneath the aircraft as they were dropped, destroying the aircraft and crew
Grave Reference
Cremated 49
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128
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

Awarded for 15 November 1976 in the battle of "Hill 31" in the Honde Valley against a gang of 40 terrorists of which 32 were accounted for

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39243