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Identity
Person No.
38922
Service No.
728515
Last Name
Battershill 1
First Name
Peter John
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1955 (±1 yr) 393
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Junior Commandant
Regiment
Guard Force 205
Unit
Internal Affairs 54
Secondary Unit
3 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
27 March 1979 96
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action in a vehicle ambush between Mount Darwin and the BSAP Base at Dotito, during Op Hurricane. His vehicle was hit by a M90 bazooka which hit the windshield and killed him instantly
Grave Reference
Cremated 225
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 #38922