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Identity
Person No.
40568
Service No.
PR99392
Last Name
White 56
First Name
DEON McALASTAIR
Initials
D M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1956 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Rhodesia Regiment 437
Unit
10th Battalion 39
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
30 October 1976 130
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, received in action on the 28th Oct, gunshot wound to the head. He killed six of the enemy in this contact while drawing enemy fire away from the rest of his section
Grave Reference
Body not recovered. Possibly buried at the crash site. 3
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128
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

***Submitted for War Grave Status to CWGC, awaiting acceptance

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40568