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Identity
Person No.
39643
Service No.
131997
Last Name
Maguire 4
First Name
Gray Viereck Merrilees
Initials
G V M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 390
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Special Air Service 52
Unit
"C" Sqdn. 58
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
01 August 1979 185
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during Op Tepid. This was a combined SAS, RLI and RhAF attack on a ZIPRA base near Chirundu, Op Hurricane
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 #39643