In Memory Of

BELL, GERALD WILLIAM ANDREW

Service Details
Age:
 23
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Regiment:
 Rhodesian African Rifles
Date of Death:
 1977-03-22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, vehicle ambush in the Zambezi Valley, Op Hurricane. Gerry was returning from a call-up to Mana Pools via Rukomechi to take up his job with National Parks when they were ambushed by a group of ZIPRA terrorists. A single bullet entered the door-less land Rover striking him in the chest and resulting in his death. A natural leader and highly skilled in bush craft, this ranger with National Parks served his call ups with the RAR.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 MASVINGO CEMETERY
Country:
 Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Son of Jess and Bill Bell. Brother to Lindsay. A Guinea Fowl School old boy. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.