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Identity
Person No.
39173
Service No.
725675
Last Name
Cripps 3
First Name
Clive Gordon (chippo)
Initials
C G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 390
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Special Air Service 52
Unit
"C" Sqdn. 58
Secondary Unit
Mortar Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
11 January 1979 95
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, when 10 ZANLA ambushed his patrol at Hot Springs, Op Thrasher, while deploying for operations in Manica Province, Mocambique
Grave Reference
Cremated at Warren Hills 172
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 #39173