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Identity
Person No.
40236
Service No.
123360
Last Name
First Name
Peter Oliver
Initials
P O
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Chivinge in the Tete Province, Mocambique during Operation Chamber. This was an attack on the Frelimo / ZANLA base on the Luia River. They were met by fierce resistance from Frelimo troops, and during the attack, Lance Corporal Frans Nel and Corporal Peter "Doc" Rice were shot and killed
Grave Reference
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

Medal awarded 20 May 1974

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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