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Identity
Person No.
39581
Service No.
728892
Last Name
Lang 8
First Name
Christopher Francis
Initials
C F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 429
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Rhodesian Light Infantry 145
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
04 June 1979 107
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, at Chivinge in the Tete Province, Mocambique during Operation Chamber. This was an attack on the Frelimo / ZANLA base on the Luia River. They were met by fierce resistance from Frelimo troops, and during the attack, Lang, Lance Corporal Frans Nel and Corporal Peter "Doc" Rice were shot and killed
Grave Reference
Crem. Niche 66
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

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

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

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39581