Du Plessis, Andre Denis Leon

Identity

Person No.

39255

Service No.

4329

Last Name

Du Plessis 106

First Name

Andre Denis Leon

Initials

A D L

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1953 (±1 yr) 313

Age at Death

24

Military Service

Rank

Air Lieutenant

Regiment

Rhodesian Air Force 78

Unit

4 Sqdn. 98

Secondary Unit

2 Commando

Death Record

Date of Death

02 September 1977 100

Cause of Death

Died in Military Aircraft Accident 36

Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Lynx F337 #R3042 which flew into the ground 20 miles South of Umtali as a result of target fixation by the pilot

Grave Reference

Non CWGC grave in CWGC care - date of death is buried date 42

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253

Additional Information

Notes

ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B Salt. ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

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 #39255

Du Plessis, Andre Denis Leon (A D L)