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Identity
Person No.
38944
Service No.
100055
Last Name
Betts 3
First Name
Martin D'arcy
Initials
M D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1936 (±1 yr) 67
Age at Death
41
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Rhodesian Light Infantry 145
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
2 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
13 December 1977 88
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during a Fire Force action at Nyamatombe Hill, in the Maramba Tribal Trust Land, during Operation Hurricane. They were trying to clear a cave of terrorists
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 #38944