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Identity
Person No.
39312
Service No.
110590
Last Name
Fairbanks 1
First Name
Peter Hendrik J
Initials
P H J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1934 (±1 yr) 59
Age at Death
44
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
5 Independent Company 12
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
02 September 1978 100
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in the Chipinga district, Op Thrasher
Grave Reference
Non CWGC grave in CWGC care - date of death is buried date 42
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Gweru (Gwelo) 109
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

A farmer from Gazaland. An Umtali Boys High School old boy. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39312

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=39312&pdf=1

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