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Identity
Person No.
38861
Service No.
780644
Last Name
Ainslie 6
First Name
Michael John Forbes
Initials
M J F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1948 (±1 yr) 195
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Major
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
27 March 1976 96
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a helicopter by ground fire. He was commanding a Fire Force action at Ngarwe Tribal Trust Lands, north of Mtoko during Operation Hurricane
Grave Reference
Buried in Gatooma 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Bulawayo 647
Cemetery
BULAWAYO (WEST PARK) CREMATORIUM 24
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" 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 #38861

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=38861&pdf=1

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