Smith, John William

Identity

Person No.

40371

Service No.

PR78043

Last Name

Smith 298

First Name

John William

Initials

J W

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1950 (±1 yr) 231

Age at Death

27

Military Service

Rank

Temp Corporal

Regiment

Rhodesia Regiment 437

Unit

1 Independent Company 30

Secondary Unit

1st Troop

Death Record

Date of Death

26 March 1977 86

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, in a contact near Rutenga, Op Repulse

Grave Reference

Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1" 28

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 #40371

Smith, John William (J W)