Service Details
Name:
 MUCHAZOREGA
Given Name:
 NYIKA
Initials:
 N
Service No:
 R42580
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian African Rifles
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Unit:
 1st Battalion
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Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
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Former Regiment:
 10 Platoon
Date of Death:
 1967-09-14
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Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, gunshot wounds, at Intundhla Siding, Lupane District, Op Nickel. Elements of 10 Platoon under Lt Noble were following the tracks of 5 CTs since early on the morning of 05 September. Contact was made 20 miles south west of Intundhla Siding at 1300 when a CT was killed and another wounded. The wounded man threw a grenade, killing Nyika and wounding Pte Pedzisayi
Additional
Information:
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Locality:
 Bikita District
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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 NYAHUNDA PURCHASE AREA CEMETERY, BIKITA DISTRICT

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