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Identity
Person No.
39437
Service No.
123471
Last Name
Houghton 2
First Name
Andrew Petrie
Initials
A P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1939 (±1 yr) 101
Age at Death
40
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Rhodesian Light Infantry 145
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
3 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
21 October 1979 143
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, received in action at Lusitu, Zambia, during Operation Tepid. It was an attack by SAS, RLI and RhAF on a ZIPRA base, north of Kariba
Grave Reference
Cremated at Bulawayo (West Park) Crematorium 49
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
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

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39437