Service Details
Name:
 MADZIYANYIKA
Given Name:
 WILLIAM JEPHTA
Initials:
 W J
Service No:
 R44710
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian African Rifles
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Unit:
 1st Battalion
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Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1972-04-05
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Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Drowned, in Kariba, while on border control in the Deka area, Northern Matabeleland. They were picked up in a small boat with an outboard engine. When the boat slowed down, the following wave swamped the boat. 3 members died in this incident.
Additional
Information:
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Cemetery:
 BODY NOT RECOVERED
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Grave Reference:
 Body not recovered

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