Service Details
Name:
 GANHAO
Given Name:
 MANUEL ANTONIO INFANTE
Initials:
 M A I
Service No:
 75014449PN
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 5th Reconnaissance Regiment
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Unit:
 1 Recce Commando
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Unit 2:
 attd. "D" Sqdn. Rhodesian Special Air Service
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Date of Death:
 1978-01-28
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Date of Birth:
 1949-12-11
Age:
 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.
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.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
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