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Identity
Person No.
38839
Service No.
3990
Last Name
Wickenden 1
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1922 (±1 yr) 598
Age at Death
44
Military Service
Rank
Superintendent
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Support Unit 180
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
12 October 1966 314
Cause of Death
Died in an accidental explosion 4
Died in an accidental explosion, while loading unsafe gelignite into canoe's on the Zambesi River, near Chirundu, for transport to a safe place for destruction
Grave Reference
Buried at Ft Victoria 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Bulawayo 647
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 #38839