Service Details
Name:
 BENTO
Given Name:
 EDWARD JAMES
Initials:
 E J
Service No:
 93989
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 Rhodesia Regiment
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Unit:
 10th Battalion
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Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1977-11-06
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Cause of Death:
 Died in Friendly Fire Incident. He was a member of a stick that had taken up all round defensive positions for the night. He went to relieve himself and was shot when he returned.
Additional
Information:
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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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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