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Identity
Person No.
38475
Service No.
9363
Last Name
Gillespie 6
First Name
Malcom Frank
Initials
M F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1956 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Patrol Officer
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
AFB Swartkop 12
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
03 September 1978 167
Cause of Death
Died in the first Viscount crash 3
Died in the first Viscount crash, passenger on the plane shot down in the Urungwe district. Most of the survivors were murdered by ZIPRA terrorists
Grave Reference
Cremated at Warren Hills 172
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Unknown
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 #38475