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Identity
Person No.
38712
Service No.
9540
Last Name
Needham 3
First Name
Steven
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Patrol Officer
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Ground Coverage 17
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
11 May 1979 89
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in an ambush between Devure Bridge and Birchnough Bridge, Op Repulse, when a rocket hit the escort car he was in
Grave Reference
Buried in Inyazura, Manicaland 3
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

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38712

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=38712&pdf=1

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