O'neill, Gert Stephanus

Identity

Person No.

40153

Service No.

105514

Last Name

O'neill 6

First Name

Gert Stephanus

Initials

G S

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1958 (±1 yr) 429

Age at Death

21

Military Service

Rank

Trooper

Regiment

Selous Scouts 51

Unit

4th Battalion 61

Secondary Unit

1 Commando

Death Record

Date of Death

27 September 1979 98

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, gunshot while trench clearing in a ZANLA base, Monte Cassino, near Chimoio, Mozambique, during Op Miracle

Grave Reference

Buried in Enkeldoorn (Chivhu) 1

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

Cemetery

CHIVHU AREA CEMETERY 2

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 #40153

O&#39;neill, Gert Stephanus (G S)

O'neill, Gert Stephanus (G S)