In Memory Of

MAKONDE, ELSON

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 648811
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 3 Independent Company
Regiment:
 Rhodesian African Rifles
Date of Death:
 1978-03-18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, operating from the old police camp in Nyamaropa, Op Thrasher, a stick of four encountered a very large group of CTs. In the ensuing engagement, and in spite of Cpl Cerfe's desperate pleas for help over the radio, the stick was overrun and only the MAG gunner, having run out of ammunition, managed to escape, returning to base a couple of days later. Cpl Rob Cerfe and Privates Elson Makonde and Jacob Nkomo were all killed
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 BULAWAYO (LADY STANLEY AVENUE) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Bulawayo
Country:
 Zimbabwe
Additional Information
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.