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Identity
Person No.
40374
Service No.
80590
Last Name
Smith 298
First Name
Nicholas John
Initials
N J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1944 (±1 yr) 149
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
22 August 1967 93
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, gunshot wound received in a contact in Tjolotjo, North Matabeleland, Op Nickel
Grave Reference
Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1" 14
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CEMETERY 279
Additional Information
Notes

Born in England. A Churchill High School old boy, Nick passed out at the Sandhurst Military Academy. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" 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 #40374