Identity
Person No.
39500
Service No.
6244
Last Name
First Name
Salomon
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in training accident, in the Chimanimani Mountains. Fell 400 feet to his death while busy with an Outward Bound course
Military Service
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Rhodesian Air Force 5
Formerly
Royal Rhodesian Air Force
(1970)
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Born in South Africa. 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.
Research notes
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour). 26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "54 Battalion" → Rhodesian Air Force (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit).
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Rhodesian Air Force" (the specific squadron) moved to Regiment; "Rhodesian Air Force" (the force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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