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Identity
Person No.
39577
Service No.
780798
Last Name
Lamb 11
First Name
John Bourchier
Initials
J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1948 (±1 yr) 195
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Headquarters 3
Unit
3rd Brigade 13
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
23 December 1975 89
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident 36
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, hit an overhead wire on the Shinda Orchards Farm, between Cashel and Umtali, while visiting troops in the field at Christmas, in Alouette III #37
Grave Reference
Cremated 225
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Phlip Sherard and Ray Erica Lamb. Husband of Catherine Beryllyn Lamb. Born Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. 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 #39577