Cook, Richard George

Identity

Person No.

39160

Service No.

71083

Last Name

Cook 28

First Name

Richard George

Initials

R G

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1950 (±1 yr) 231

Age at Death

28

Military Service

Rank

Lance Corporal

Regiment

Selous Scouts 51

Unit

3 Sqdn. 34

Secondary Unit

1 Commando

Death Record

Date of Death

05 February 1978 80

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, convoy ambush by ZANLA, in the Nyajena Tribal Trust Land, near Fort Victoria, Op Repulse area. (5 members of the unit died in this engagement) They were on their way to fetch the wife of a fellow soldier

Grave Reference

Cremated at Warren Hills 172

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

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 #39160

Cook, Richard George (R G)