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Identity
Person No.
40254
Service No.
90443
Last Name
Ross 51
First Name
Gerald Cecil
Initials
G C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1953 (±1 yr) 313
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
District Commissioner
Regiment
Internal Affairs 415
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
3 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
18 April 1979 104
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a vehicle ambush in the Nkai District, Op Tangent. A round from the ambush ricocheted off a vehicle and struck him in the neck, killing him instantly
Grave Reference
Crem. Niche 66
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Bulawayo 647
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

Medal awarded 20 May 1974

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40254