« Previous

Tavengwa, David (D)

Next »
Identity
Person No.
38803
Service No.
21283
Last Name
Tavengwa 1
First Name
David
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1955 (±1 yr) 393
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Uniform 84
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
08 February 1976 83
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in an ambush in the Ngarwe Tribal Trust Lands in the Nyamapanda area, Op Hurricane, multiple gunshot wounds
Grave Reference
Cremated 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
MANDIZMA KRAAL, CHIEF ZWIMBA DISTRICT, SINOIA 1
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 #38803

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=38803&pdf=1

© 2026 Roll of Honour Project — All Rights Reserved

South African Roll of Honour — Remembering those who served and fell. Lest We Forget.