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Identity
Person No.
38611
Service No.
22721
Last Name
Mashonganyika 1
First Name
Samuel Killian
Initials
S K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1954 (±1 yr) 315
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Special Branch 52
Secondary Unit
"J" Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
23 March 1977 125
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a contact / ambush in the Maranda Tribal Trust Lands, near Nuanetsi, Op Tangent. 3 members were killed
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 #38611