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Identity
Person No.
40494
Service No.
727613
Last Name
Turkington 2
First Name
Graham
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 429
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Rhodesian Light Infantry 145
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
16 August 1977 103
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, neck and chest wounds, received from an enemy rifle grenade and died during casevac. Action occurred near Birchenough Bridge in the Nyanyadzi/Hot Springs area, Op Repulse
Grave Reference
Buried in Banket 2
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Pas de Calais 1,577
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Born in Ireland. 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

For actions or awarded 4 September 1979

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40494