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Identity
Person No.
39507
Service No.
74049
Last Name
Kafakowenyu 1
First Name
Wereki Charles Mafuse
Initials
W C M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1950 (±1 yr) 231
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
Protected Village Protection Group 160
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
08 August 1977 104
Cause of Death
Murdered 389
Murdered, by insurgents, near Mtoko, Op Hurricane, after being abducted on the 14th June
Grave Reference
1 8
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Gweru (Gwelo) 109
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr JRT Wood)

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39507

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=39507&pdf=1

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