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Identity
Person No.
38442
Service No.
8231
Last Name
Dawson 25
First Name
Joseph Anthony
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1946 (±1 yr) 180
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Rank
Inspector
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
"E" Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
03 June 1978 94
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a vehicle ambush in the Mount Darwin District, Op Hurricane
Grave Reference
Believed buried in Warren Hills 7
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CEMETERY 279
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 #38442