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Identity
Person No.
40382
Service No.
780673
Last Name
Sparkes 3
First Name
David
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1947 (±1 yr) 174
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Rank
Colour Sergeant
Regiment
Grey Scouts 13
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
3 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
07 February 1980 78
Cause of Death
Accidental discharge 1
Accidental discharge, killed by his own hand at Russian Roulette at Monomatapa Hotel but his death is recorded as accidental discharge
Grave Reference
Cremated 225
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

SCR posthumously awarded 12 December 1979

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40382