Identity
Person No.
40680
Service No.
R41949
Last Name
First Name
Silvanos Mashona
Initials
S M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,200
Drowned
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, drowned when their troop carrier overturned in a dam while on border control duties. 12 members died as the weight of their webbing and equipment dragged them under
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Regimental Band, HQ Coy.
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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