MacKenzie, Derek Guy

Identity

Person No.

39624

Service No.

727379

Last Name

MacKenzie 26

First Name

Derek Guy

Initials

D G

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1957 (±1 yr) 418

Age at Death

20

Military Service

Rank

Trooper

Regiment

Rhodesian Light Infantry 145

Unit

1st Battalion 462

Secondary Unit

2 Commando, 7 Troop

Death Record

Date of Death

01 February 1977 96

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, in a contact at Makoni Tribal Trust Land, Op Thrasher

Grave Reference

Cremated in Umtali 46

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 #39624

MacKenzie, Derek Guy (D G)