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Identity
Person No.
38436
Service No.
8803
Last Name
Cotton 3
First Name
Christopher Reginald Neville
Initials
C R N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1953 (±1 yr) 313
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Section Officer
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
27 January 1979 67
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, ambush in the Gutu District, Op Repulse
Grave Reference
Believed buried in Warren Hills 2
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Yorkshire 25
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
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

Awarded the Commissioner's Commendation whilst still a constable in 1973, for his efforts in the Op Hurricane area

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38436