Identity
Person No.
40215
Service No.
730099
Last Name
First Name
David Rex
Initials
D R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down in Mozambique (at Mapai). Believed to have been carrying explosives to be used in Operation Uric and hit by a RPG7 or AAA., in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #164. Also killed was the SAAF aircrew and 14 Rhodesian soldiers
Location
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