08 NOVEMBER - REMINDERS FROM OUR RHODESIAN PAST.

[Eddy Norris]

Our Rhodesian Heritage

(Compiled and Administered by ORAFs)

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REMINDERS FROM OUR RHODESIAN PAST

(Many Milestones made Rhodesia)

08 November, 1941 - Plt. Off. Hodge, Donald Kinnear. Manchester 2nd Pilot. KIA. WW2. 

08 November, 1942 - Lt. Hartley, John (Jock). Swordfish Pilot (R.N.) KIA. WW2.

08 November, 1942 - Fg. Off. Quarendon, Roy Maxwell. Hudson IIIA Pilot. KIA. WW2.

08 November, 1942 - Flt. Sgt. Rose, William James. Lancaster Navigator. KIA. WW2.

08 November, 1973 - PR31207 Rifleman. Wright, Dennis Keith. 10RR. KIA - Landmine Incident near Rushinga during Operation Hurricane. Dennis is a Guinea Fowl School Old Boy. RoH.

08 November, 1973 - PR34148 Rifleman. Sealy, Richard Byers. 10RR. KIA -Landmine Incident near Rushinga during Operation Hurricane. Richard is a Chaplin High School Old Boy.  RoH. 

08 November, 1977 - Pte. Johnson, Trevor Elliot. DOAS. RoH.

08 November, 1979 - Private. Edwards, Benjamin Rosely. Second Battalion. Rhodesia Defence Regiment. KIA. RoH. 

08 November, 1969 - Cricket. Rhodesia Vs Western Province (3 Day Match). Venue; Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Result; Western Province won by an innings and 76 runs. 

ORAFs strives for accuracy and fairness.

If you see something that doesn't look right, contact me.

The book "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966 - 1981" by Gerry van Tonder and Adrian Haggett (available from 30 Degrees South Publishers) is recommended as a reference for losses from the Rhodesian Bush War.

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