Majuta, Benson

Identity

Person No.

39655

Service No.

650185

Last Name

Majuta 1

First Name

Benson

Initials

B

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1956 (±1 yr) 375

Age at Death

23

Military Service

Rank

Sapper

Regiment

Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 78

Unit

1 Squadron 22

Secondary Unit

"B" Coy.

Death Record

Date of Death

05 January 1979 75

Cause of Death

Died in accidental explosion 21

Died in accidental explosion, at the Victoria Falls (Op Tangent) rifle range. While loading crates of anti-personnel mines onto a truck, there was an explosion, killing 7 men of the detail

Grave Reference

Cremated in Umtali 46

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. 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 #39655

Majuta, Benson (B)