Identity
Person No.
39268
Service No.
661319
Last Name
First Name
Methuseli
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in accidental explosion, at the Victoria Falls (Op Tangent) rifle range. While loading crates of anti-personnel mines onto a truck, there was an explosion, killing 7 men of the detail
Military Service
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
INTAF
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
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
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "Rhodesian Corps of Engineers" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
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