Identity
Person No.
38972
Service No.
1249
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Philipes Johannes
Initials
P P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in a contact in the North East Operational Area, near St Barbara's Mission, enemy group was moving in the opposite direction on the same path system (probably going back to Mozambique via Honde Valley), when they bumped into one another. A burst of automatc fire at close range caught Malcom in the face killing him instantly. The man behind him, Petrus Botha, was hit in the throat and died
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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