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Identity
Person No.
32408
Service No.
74299181PS
Last Name
First Name
Nigel David
Initials
N D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down in Mozambique (at Mapai). Believed to have been carrying explosives to be used in Operation Uric and hit by a RPG7 or AAA., in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #164. Also killed was the SAAF aircrew and 14 Rhodesian soldiers
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Osborne, of Durban.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #32408