Service Details
Name:
 BELL
Given Name:
 GERALD WILLIAM ANDREW
Initials:
 G W A
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian African Rifles
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Date of Death:
 1977-03-22
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, vehicle ambush in the Zambezi Valley, Op Hurricane. Gerry was returning from a call-up to Mana Pools via Rukomechi to take up his job with National Parks when they were ambushed by a group of ZIPRA terrorists. A single bullet entered the door-less land Rover striking him in the chest and resulting in his death. A natural leader and highly skilled in bush craft, this ranger with National Parks served his call ups with the RAR.
Additional
Information:
Son of Jess and Bill Bell. Brother to Lindsay. A Guinea Fowl School old boy. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Cemetery:
 MASVINGO CEMETERY
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