Lucas, Ian Scott

Identity

Person No.

39614

Service No.

91082

Last Name

Lucas 16

First Name

Ian Scott

Initials

I S

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1952 (±1 yr) 285

Age at Death

27

Military Service

Rank

Lance Corporal

Regiment

Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 78

Unit

5 Squadron 4

Secondary Unit

2 Troop

Death Record

Date of Death

19 December 1979 133

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action. Part of a group of 6 men (2 RhE and 4 BSAP) who entered a booby trapped farm house near Sinoia, Op Hurricane. All 6 were killed in the explosion

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

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 #39614

Lucas, Ian Scott (I S)