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Identity
Person No.
40728
Service No.
R44489
Last Name
Gwatiringa 2
First Name
Adam Hugo
Initials
A H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1951 (±1 yr) 248
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
05 April 1972 116
Cause of Death
Drowned 1,068
Drowned, in Kariba, while on border control in the Deka area, Northern Matabeleland. They were picked up in a small boat with an outboard engine. When the boat slowed down, the following wave swamped the boat. 3 members died in this incident
Grave Reference
Cremated at Warren Hills 172
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" 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 #40728