Identity
Person No.
39937
Service No.
642671
Last Name
First Name
Constantine Gora
Initials
C G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, gunshot wounds, received in a contact in the Bikita District, Op Repulse
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"D" Coy.
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
The most senior Sergeant on his Company, he was widely respected for the excellent work he did on operations. He was a highly professional soldier as well as a keen sportsman, playing basketball and football for the Company. He had been recommended for promotion at the time of his death. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" 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
Awarded 13 September 1974
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