In Memory Of

ALPIUM, JOSE J G

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 PR110542
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 9th Battalion
Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
Regiment:
 Rhodesia Regiment
Date of Death:
 1978-02-01
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, vehicle ambush as they were leaving Vila Salazar, Op Repulse, at the end of their call-up. The ambush was initiated with an RPG rocket that struck the cab, killing the driver, Rfn Colin Murray and Sgt Andrew Berrington, who took the brunt of the blast. Jose Alpium was shot in the chest as he was debussing, dying an hour later
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 BULAWAYO (ATHLONE) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Bulawayo
Country:
 Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Amendments from Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981, by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.