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Identity
Person No.
40380
Service No.
R40387T
Last Name
Smythe 2
First Name
Patrick
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1943 (±1 yr) 112
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Rhodesia Defence Regiment 64
Unit
3 Reserve Holding Unit 10
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
13 September 1976 110
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, multiple gun shot wounds in a night attack on their camp just south of the BSAP post in Kanyemba, Sipolilo, Op Hurricane
Grave Reference
Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1" 2
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (PIONEER) CEMETERY 143
Coordinates
-17.85092, 31.03899
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 #40380