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Identity
Person No.
38631
Service No.
9630
Last Name
McCLELLAND 4
First Name
William Joseph Andrew
Initials
W J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1951 (±1 yr) 248
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Patrol Officer
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
17 August 1978 136
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in the Shabani District, Op Repulse
Grave Reference
Believed buried in Warren Hills Jewish Cemetery 56
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Gutu District 93
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

He was from Northern Ireland. 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 #38631