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Identity
Person No.
39093
Service No.
649372
Last Name
Chinduma 1
First Name
Pondai
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962 (±1 yr) 332
Age at Death
17
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
3 Independent Company 27
Secondary Unit
2 Platoon
Death Record
Date of Death
19 February 1979 79
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, gunshot wounds in an ambush near Avila Mission, in the Ruwangwe area, north of Inyanga, Op Thrasher. Des Washington and Pondai Chinduma were killed in the contact and two badly wounded
Grave Reference
Body not recovered 80
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Bulawayo 647
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" 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 #39093

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=39093&pdf=1

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