Roll of Honour: Person Info
Personal Details
| Service No: | 106161 |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Name: | CERFE |
| First Name: | ROBERT HUGH |
| Initials: | R H |
| Born: | Unknown |
Death Details
| Date of Death: | 1978-03-18 |
| Age at Death: | 27 |
| Cause of Death: | Killed in action, operating from the old police camp in Nyamaropa, Op Thrasher, a stick of four encountered a very large group of CTs. In the ensuing engagement, and in spite of Cpl Cerfe's desperate pleas for help over the radio, the stick was overrun and only the MAG gunner, having run out of ammunition, managed to escape, returning to base a couple of days later. Cpl Rob Cerfe and Privates Elson Makonde and Jacob Nkomo were all killed |
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