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Identity
Person No.
38576
Service No.
20531
Last Name
Makaya 2
First Name
Stephen
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1948 (±1 yr) 195
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
22 September 1973 82
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, bayonet wounds in a contact at Mount Darwin
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 #38576