In Memory Of

DA SILVA-CHALHEIROS, NICOLAU ANTONIO

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 PR91132
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 1st Battalion
Unit 2:
 "A" Coy.
Regiment:
 Rhodesia Regiment
Date of Death:
 1976-05-17
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, gunshot wounds, in a vehicle ambush on the Ft Victoria / Beit Bridge road, Nuanetsi District. da Silva was driving the lead vehicle in a 5-vehicle convoy when they came under heavy rocket, machine gun and rifle fire. His vehicle took most of the hits, killing B.J. Edwards and wounding da Silva. da Silva refused help from his platoon commander stationed next to him, and continued to drive out of the ambush zone.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Harare (Salisbury)
Country:
 Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Decorations:
 Military Forces Commendation (Ops)
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.