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Identity
Person No.
39958
Service No.
118553
Last Name
Murdock 1
First Name
Timothy Joseph
Initials
T J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1953 (±1 yr) 313
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Rhodesian African Rifles 322
Unit
3 Independent Company 27
Secondary Unit
1 Platoon
Death Record
Date of Death
28 November 1978 193
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, ambush at Inyanga, Op Thrasher. They were escorting sticks back from Nyamaropa when the truck hit a landmine, followed by an ambush from about 200 yds away. Tim was the MAG gunner
Grave Reference
Cremated 225
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Brother of Julia. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

Awarded 13 September 1974

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39958