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Identity
Person No.
40407
Service No.
727668
Last Name
Swan 6
First Name
George Douglas
Initials
G D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1958 (±1 yr) 429
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 78
Unit
6 Composite Squadron 8
Secondary Unit
9 Group
Death Record
Date of Death
28 June 1977 87
Cause of Death
Died in Friendly Fire Incident 39
Died in Friendly Fire Incident, at Makumbura, Op Hurricane. A mortar round fired at terrorists accidentally hit a tree above his head, killing him
Grave Reference
Body not recovered - Location of crash site Mozambique S18 30 19.5 E33 00 16.3 18
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

LG Sup 2 June 1962 - "Her Majesty

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40407