Identity
Person No.
40598
Service No.
2400
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Rank
Colour Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,460
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in accidental explosion, while loading unsafe gelignite into canoes on the Zambesi River, near Chirundu. The aim was to destroy a bridge on the Kafue River
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Location
Notes
Born in England. 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.
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