In Memory Of
TURKINGTON, GRAHAM
Service Details
Age:
18
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
727613
Rank:
Trooper
Unit:
1st Battalion
Unit 2:
1 Commando
Regiment:
Rhodesian Light Infantry
Date of Death:
1977-08-16
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, neck and chest wounds, received from an enemy rifle grenade and died during casevac. Action occurred near Birchenough Bridge in the Nyanyadzi/Hot Springs area, Op Repulse.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Buried in Banket
Cemetery:
UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Born in Ireland. 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.