Identity
Person No.
39401
Service No.
780889
Last Name
First Name
Michael Kenneth
Initials
M K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, in Bulawayo whilst working with a group of "tame terrorists". Original thoughts were that Mike was shot by the cook whilst on a practice shoot at the rifle range but, later suspicions turned to a white fellow soldier who shot Mike from behind. Source: withheld due to lack of proof. Formerly a member of Selous Scouts Mike was also involved with the Special Forces "Q" Cars unit. James Mackenzie gives the date of death as 08 May 79
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
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
First record of a sequential SAWGP citation smear; following PersonNumbers cleared. Award not independently name-matched.
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
Citations
Medal awarded 17 Nov 1975
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