In Memory Of

WOODS, MICHAEL HAMILTON

Service Details
Age:
 34
Date of Birth:
 1943-08-23
Service No:
 723072
Rank:
 Sergeant
Unit:
 "C" Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Special Air Service
Date of Death:
 1977-09-09
Cause of Death:
 Died in Training Accident, died as a result of one blow in a boxing ring, during training
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
 Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Son of Dennis and Daphne (nee Geddie) Woods. Born Cape Town. Had survived being grabbed by a crocodile while he and the rest of his patrol were crossing a river (a tug-of-war ensued between the men and the croc with Mike in the middle). He left a young wife and six-year-old daughter in Salisbury (Harare) and relatives grieving in Zimbabwe and South Africa. His mother was living in Cape Town at the time. 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.