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Identity
Person No.
40011
Service No.
25130600
Last Name
First Name
Christopher
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, by sniper fire, along with fellow Irish Guardsman Ian Malone, while serving in Iraq in 2003
Military Service
Rank
Private
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UK 4,066
British forces
Notes

Of Gwero, Rhodesia. http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/muzvuru/2630973. Christopher Muzvuru, hailing from Gweru, Zimbabwe, joined the British Army in February 2001, and served as a Piper with the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards and, like Sholto Hedenskog, was killed during the early part of the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces, falling victim to a sniper in Basra, on the 6 April 2003. Just 20 years-of-age, Muzvuru was the first black piper in the history of the Irish Guards. Piper Muzvuru's remains were subsequently repatriated back to England. He was given a military funeral at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. In his native Zimbabwe, however, he was called a "traitor" by the state-controlled media. He was therefore buried in Gweru in an unmarked grave to prevent desecration of his grave.

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