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Identity
Person No.
40576
Service No.
121206
Last Name
Williams 178
First Name
Buckley William
Initials
B W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1950 (±1 yr) 231
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Rhodesia Defence Regiment 64
Unit
2nd Battalion 151
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
16 August 1978 103
Cause of Death
Died of injuries 570
Died of injuries, received after falling off a moving vehicle
Grave Reference
Body not recovered. Possibly buried at the crash site. 7
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

Earned his BCR for tracking a gang of terrorist 12 Kilometres and accounting for 6 of them. His BCR citation states he showed outstanding qualities of leadership, tactical skills, tracking ability and personal bravery

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40576

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=40576&pdf=1

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