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Identity
Person No.
40450
Service No.
780929
Last Name
Theron 35
First Name
Nigel John
Initials
N J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1948 (±1 yr) 195
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Special Air Service 52
Unit
"C" Sqdn. 58
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
20 January 1978 71
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, accidental detonation of a mine during Operation Melon in the Mapai district, Gaza Province, Mocambique
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

***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40450