Havnar, Douglas Gordon Charles

Identity

Person No.

39409

Service No.

V/2925

Last Name

Havnar 2

First Name

Douglas Gordon Charles

Initials

D G C

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1940 (±1 yr) 97

Age at Death

39

Military Service

Rank

Captain

Regiment

Rhodesia Regiment 437

Unit

10th Battalion 39

Secondary Unit

"C" Coy.

Death Record

Date of Death

02 January 1979 101

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, Air Operations in Alouette III #R5170 which had a mid-air collision with #R5701 near Selukwe, during Operation Grapple

Grave Reference

Cremated at Warren Hills 172

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253

Additional Information

Notes

***Might be HAVANAR. 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

Medal awarded 17 Nov 1975

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39409

Havnar, Douglas Gordon Charles (D G C)