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Identity
Person No.
39232
Service No.
SS100
Last Name
Garret 1
First Name
Walter
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1931 (±1 yr) 69
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Pilot Officer
Regiment
Royal Rhodesian Air Force 13
Unit
2 Sqdn. 133
Secondary Unit
3 Commando, 11 Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
21 August 1956 94
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident 36
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Vampire FB9 #RRAF 110, 20 miles south of New Sarum AFB
Grave Reference
Cremated at Warren Hills 3
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (PIONEER) CEMETERY 143
Coordinates
-17.85092, 31.03899
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt

Citation

Awarded for 15 November 1976 in the battle of "Hill 31" in the Honde Valley against a gang of 40 terrorists of which 32 were accounted for

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39232