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Identity
Person No.
39115
Service No.
645419
Last Name
Chirume 2
First Name
Jacob Norman
Initials
J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1952 (±1 yr) 285
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 78
Unit
5 Squadron 4
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
19 December 1979 133
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action. Part of a group of 6 men (2 RhE and 4 BSAP) who entered a booby trapped farm house near Sinoia, Op Hurricane. All 6 were killed in the explosion
Grave Reference
Body not recovered 80
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Bulawayo 647
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 #39115