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Identity
Person No.
39162
Service No.
726854
Last Name
Cookson 1
First Name
Douglas John
Initials
D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1956 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Rhodesian Light Infantry 145
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
28 February 1976 81
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, gunshot wound in a contact at Chibara Hills, Mount Darwin, Op Hurricane area
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 #39162