Eggleston, Peter Robin

Identity

Person No.

39297

Service No.

3684

Last Name

Eggleston 1

First Name

Peter Robin

Initials

P R

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1935 (±1 yr) 65

Age at Death

31

Military Service

Rank

Corporal

Regiment

Rhodesian Light Infantry 145

Unit

1st Battalion 462

Secondary Unit

3 Commando

Death Record

Date of Death

15 February 1966 77

Cause of Death

Drowned 1,068

Drowned, in the Zambezi River, Nyamoumba, Kariba Gorge

Grave Reference

Section 42, Grave 159 11

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Bulawayo 647

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253

Additional Information

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.

Citation

***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39297

Eggleston, Peter Robin (P R)