Service Details
Name:
 THERON
Given Name:
 NIGEL JOHN
Initials:
 N J
Service No:
 780929
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Special Air Service
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Unit:
 "C" Sqdn.
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Former Regiment:
 He was with B Troop when he died
Date of Death:
 1978-01-20
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, accidental detonation of a mine during Operation Melon in the Mapai district, Gaza Province, Mocambique.
Decorations:
 Bronze Cross of Rhodesia
Additional
Information:
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.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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