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Identity
Person No.
39006
Service No.
781343
Last Name
First Name
Bruce Fraser
Initials
B F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down in Mozambique (at Mapai). Believed to have been carrying explosives to be used in Operation Uric and hit by a RPG7 or AAA., in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #164. Also killed was the SAAF aircrew and 14 Rhodesian soldiers
Additional Information
Notes

On Plumtree School Roll of Honour. 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 #39006