In Memory Of
THERON, NIGEL JOHN
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
780929
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
"C" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Special Air Service
Former Regiment:
He was with B Troop when he died
Date of Death:
1978-01-20
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, accidental detonation of a mine during Operation Melon in the Mapai district, Gaza Province, Mocambique.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Decorations:
Bronze Cross of Rhodesia
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.