Service Details
Name:
 NYIKADZINO
Given Name:
 MARANDU
Initials:
 M
Service No:
 R43724
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian African Rifles
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Unit:
 1st Battalion
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Unit 2:
 Regimental Band, HQ Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1972-05-19
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Age:
 30
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, drowned when their troop carrier overturned in a dam while on border control duties. 12 members died as the weight of their webbing and equipment dragged them under.
Additional
Information:
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Locality:
 Buhera District
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Cemetery:
 BUHERA DISTRICT AREA CEMETERY ?
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