Identity
Person No.
40456
Service No.
8341
Last Name
First Name
Michael Edward
Initials
M E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
1 Commando, 4 Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, gunshot wound during a contact east of Karoi, Operation Cauldron
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
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
Awarded 13 October 1978 - "He was involved in 35 contacts in which 170 CTs were killed. This included 29 parachute deployments. In a contact on 27 June 1978, under very heavy fire, he went to the rescue of his wounded machine gunner. He accounted for 2 CTs, but in the follow up he was fatally shot".
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project