Service Details
Name:
 McDONAGH
Given Name:
 MARK JOHN
Initials:
 M J
Service No:
 9571
Rank:
 Patrol Officer
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Regiment:
 British South Africa Police
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Date of Death:
 1977-11-19
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Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, at Inyati, Op Tangent. Mark and other personnel had returned to Inyati police station. As everyone was alighting from the vehicle in the station yard, a shot was heard and it was found that Mark's weapon had accidentally discharged, severely wounding him. Mark was rushed to a Bulawayo hospital where he died shortly after arrival.
Additional
Information:
Son of Molly and John McDonagh. 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.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Locality:
 Bulawayo
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Cemetery:
 BULAWAYO (ATHLONE) CEMETERY
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