Identity
Person No.
40550
Service No.
123353
Last Name
First Name
Desmond Kennith
Initials
D K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,732
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, gunshot wounds in an ambush near Avila Mission, in the Ruwangwe area, north of Inyanga, Op Thrasher. Des Washington and Pondai Chinduma were killed in the contact and two badly wounded
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
An Ellis Robins High School old boy. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Citations
***Submitted for War Grave Status to CWGC, awaiting acceptance
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