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Identity
Person No.
40175
Service No.
780837
Last Name
Pearse 5
First Name
Martin Frank
Initials
M F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 390
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Special Air Service 52
Unit
"C" Squadron 2
Secondary Unit
Support Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
26 June 1979 84
Cause of Death
Died in accident 34
Died in accident, involving a bunker bomb during Operation Carpet in Lusaka, Zambia
Grave Reference
Crem. Niche 66
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 #40175