Died in Military Aircraft Accident, hit an overhead wire on the Shinda Orchards Farm, between Cashel and Umtali, while visiting troops in the field at Christmas, in Alouette III #37
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.