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Identity
Person No.
40149
Service No.
102241
Last Name
O'brien 17
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1958 (±1 yr) 429
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Rhodesia Regiment 437
Unit
6th Battalion 15
Secondary Unit
INTAF
Death Record
Date of Death
15 November 1979 94
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in an ambush on the Mashaba road while on his way to do duty
Grave Reference
Buried at Nyiwana Kraal, Belingwe. 10
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Bikita District 64
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Remembered on 6th Bn. Rhodesia Regiment Memorial, The Matopos. 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 #40149