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Identity
Person No.
40376
Service No.
PR63559
Last Name
Smith 298
First Name
Richard Mark
Initials
R M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1950 (±1 yr) 231
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Rhodesian Defence Regiment 42
Unit
1 Reserve Holding Unit 9
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
28 February 1976 81
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, gunshot wound received in a contact at Chibara Hills, Mt Darwin, Op Hurricane
Grave Reference
Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1" 3
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128
Additional Information
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.

Citation

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

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40376