Identity
Person No.
30462
Service No.
75014449PN
Last Name
First Name
Manuel Antonio Infante
Initials
M A I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"D" Sqdn.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during counter-insurgency operations in Mocambique as part of Operation Melon. He was attached to "D" Squadron Rhodesian Special Air Service when his patrol was ambushed by Frelimo Forces near Mapai
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. A. P. G. M. Ganhao. ref. "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff. ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project