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Identity
Person No.
38620
Service No.
21447
Last Name
Matshalaga 1
First Name
Leonard
Initials
L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1953 (±1 yr) 313
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
04 October 1978 115
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a contact
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 #38620