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Identity
Person No.
40372
Service No.
6335
Last Name
Smith 298
First Name
Kennith Richard
Initials
K R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1951 (±1 yr) 248
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Special Air Service 52
Unit
"C" Sqdn. 58
Secondary Unit
1st Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
08 June 1974 91
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, received in a landmine explosion near Chimoio, Mozambique. Lost his leg and died of complications (fatty embolism in bloodstream) in Salisbury Central Hospital
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 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

From Australia. 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

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

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40372