Smith, Nicholas John

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

Smith, Nicholas John (N J)