In Memory Of

GANHAO, MANUEL ANTONIO INFANTE

Service Details
Age:
 28
Date of Birth:
 1949-12-11
Service No:
 75014449PN
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
Unit:
 1 Recce Commando
Unit 2:
 attd. "D" Sqdn. Rhodesian Special Air Service
Regiment:
 5th Reconnaissance Regiment
Date of Death:
 1978-01-28
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during counter-insurgency operations in Mocambique as part of Operation Melon. He was attached to "D" Squadron Rhodesian Special Air Service when his patrol was ambushed by Frelimo Forces near Mapai.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. A. P. G. M. Ganhao. of Berea Road, Durban. ref. "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff. ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.