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Identity
Person No.
38573
Service No.
24719
Last Name
Mahlasera 1
First Name
Stephen
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
"A" Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
19 December 1979 133
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action. Part of a group of 6 men (2 RhE and 4 BSAP) who entered a booby trapped farm house near Sinoia, Op Hurricane. All 6 were killed in the explosion
Grave Reference
Believed buried in Warren Hills Jewish Cemetery 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
SHURUGWI (SELUKWE) CEMETERY 2
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 #38573