In Memory Of

NEL, EWART FRANCOIS

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 726466
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
Unit:
 1st Battalion
Unit 2:
 1 Commando
Regiment:
 Rhodesian Light Infantry
Date of Death:
 1979-06-04
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Chivinge in the Tete Province, Mocambique during Operation Chamber. This was an attack on the Frelimo / ZANLA base on the Luia River. They were met by fierce resistance from Frelimo troops, and during the attack, Lang, Lance Corporal Frans Nel and Corporal Peter "Doc" Rice were shot and killed.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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.