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Identity
Person No.
38571
Service No.
A16795
Last Name
Magirazi 1
First Name
Waison
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Field Reservist
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
22 October 1978 139
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, received in a landmine clearing incident 15-20km from the Headlands, Op Thrasher. Mine detonated and flung him 25 meters away, where he died of his wounds
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

From Mocambique. 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

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