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Identity
Person No.
40550
Service No.
123353
Last Name
Washington 2
First Name
Desmond Kennith
Initials
D K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 429
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
3 Independent Company 27
Secondary Unit
2 Platoon
Death Record
Date of Death
19 February 1979 79
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
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
Grave Reference
RCB section, grave 1767 9
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Gweru (Gwelo) 109
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

An Ellis Robins High School old boy. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

***Submitted for War Grave Status to CWGC, awaiting acceptance

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40550