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Identity
Person No.
39159
Service No.
4123
Last Name
Collocott 1
First Name
Bruce Ivan
Initials
B I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1949 (±1 yr) 199
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Regiment
Rhodesian Air Force 78
Unit
3 Sqdn. 34
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
30 May 1977 95
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, while taking off at Mapai, Mocambique in Dakota #R3702, during Operation Aztec. Aircraft was hit by small arms and rocket fire and burst into flames
Grave Reference
Cremated at Warren Hills 26
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128
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 #39159