In Memory Of

PEIRSON, KENNETH

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 531
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 1st Battalion
Unit 2:
 "E" Coy.
Regiment:
 Rhodesian African Rifles
Date of Death:
 1967-08-22
Cause of Death:
 Died in Friendly Fire Incidemt, gun shot wound, while setting up an ambush in the Tjolotjo area, Bulalimamangwe district, Matabeleland, Op Nickel. He was commanding several ambushes for the ZIPRA Lithuli gang, who were responsible for the deaths of Lt N Smith and CSM Timitayi the previous day. He left an ambush position to investigate firing a short distance away and was sadly mistaken for the enemy
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
 Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Son of Major H. N. and Mrs. M. E. Pierson, of Westville, South Africa. Born Pretoria. ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.