Identity
Person No.
40862
Service No.
R44710
Last Name
First Name
William Jephta
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,200
Drowned
Cause of Death
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
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"C" 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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