Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:81245854BG
Rank:Rifleman
Last Name:DIPPENAAR
First Name:CECIL RHODES
Initials:C R
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1984-04-17
Age at Death:19
Cause of Death:Accidentally killed, suffered multiple shrapnel wounds in an accidental rifle grenade explosion. While a patrol was resting on the verandah of the little church at Nehone, a member of the patrol was tampering with a captured M-60P1 Yugoslavian HEAP Pencil STRIM Rifle Grenade that exploded, killing two members instantly and wounding four others, at Nehone, Southern Angola

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