In Memory Of
TAKAWIRA, ERNEST
Service Details
Age:
38
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
R64741
Rank:
Colour Sergeant
Unit:
1st Battalion
Unit 2:
Regimental Band, HQ Coy.
Regiment:
Rhodesian African Rifles
Date of Death:
1972-05-19
Cause of Death:
Died in Freak Accident, drowned when their troop carrier overturned in a dam while on border control duties. 12 members died as the weight of their webbing and equipment dragged them under.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
GUTU DISTRICT AREA CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gutu District
Country:
Zimbabwe
Additional Information
Decorations:
E S M (P)
Citations:
Awarded 22 December 1972
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.