MacHona, Patrick

Identity

Person No.

38562

Service No.

201415

Last Name

MacHona 1

First Name

Patrick

Initials

P

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1951 (±1 yr) 248

Age at Death

27

Military Service

Rank

Auxiliary Constable

Regiment

British South Africa Police 641

Unit

Support Unit 180

Secondary Unit

"F" Troop

Death Record

Date of Death

28 September 1978 91

Cause of Death

Murdered 389

Murdered, by terrorists. He was injured in an ambush while on patrol in the Chilimanzi Tribal Trust Lands and after being abandoned by his companions, went to a nearby kraal for help. His mutilated body was discovered the next day

Grave Reference

Believed buried in Warren Hills Jewish Cemetery 56

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

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 #38562

MacHona, Patrick (P)