Service Details
Name:
 WEINMANN
Given Name:
 BARRY CHRISTOPHER
Initials:
 B C
Service No:
 4173
Rank:
 Flight Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
 4 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1974-04-14
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Date of Birth:
 1946-03-21
Age:
 28
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, air operations in Trojan #R3427, in Mozambique. Shot down by anti-aircraft fire, north of Cabora Bassa.
Additional
Information:
Son of John Francis Freeley and Freda Freeley (nee Welensky). Born Isle of Man, United Kingdom. Adopted by Hans and Eva Weinmann on 7 July 1950 and his name changed to Barry Christopher Weinmann. Husband of Ellie Weinmann (later remarried to Peter Woolcock). Father to Anita Dunsdon, of Durban and Leanne Brayshaw, of Vietnam. ***Email from daughter Anita 3 March 2017. ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. 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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Locality:
 Gweru (Gwelo)
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Cemetery:
 GWERU CEMETERY
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