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Identity
Person No.
40202
Service No.
PR79508
Last Name
Plant 3
First Name
Michael
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1953 (±1 yr) 313
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Rhodesia Regiment 437
Unit
3 Independent Company 27
Secondary Unit
"H" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
23 August 1974 101
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, received in a landmine explosion on the Bveke - Mukumbura loop road, Kandeya Tribal Trust Lands, Mt Darwin, Op Hurricane. He died the following day from wounds in the Salisbury Central Hospital
Grave Reference
Location of crash site S18 30 19.5 E33 00 16.3 9
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

Awarded while Sgt. 31 March 1978 - "He displayed initiative and bravery of the highest order. He personally accounted for 14 CT kills and 8 captures, including high ranking commanders". He was also recommended for Rhodesia's highest award, the Grand Cross of Valour.

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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