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Identity
Person No.
40371
Service No.
PR78043
Last Name
Smith 315
First Name
John William
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1950 (±1 yr) 229
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Temp Corporal
Regiment
Rhodesia Regiment 437
Unit
1 Independent Company 30
Secondary Unit
1st Troop
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
26 March 1977 105
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,231
Killed in action, in a contact near Rutenga, Op Repulse
Grave Reference
Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1" 28
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,256
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.

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***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

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