Identity
Person No.
33799
Service No.
780749
Last Name
First Name
Robert Sydney Stanley
Initials
R S S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, while flying in a Canberra B2 in Mocambique. Hit by ground fire near Malvernia during Operation Manyatela
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder
Citation
"He displayed leadership of a high order. He personally led an attack on the road-block protecting the Pungwe Bridge, and then proceeded to lay explosive charges whilst under fire from the enemy"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project