Service Details
Name:
AINSLIE
Given Name:
MICHAEL JOHN FORBES
Initials:
M J F
Service No:
780644
Rank:
Major
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Regiment:
Rhodesian African Rifles
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Unit:
1st Battalion
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Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
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Date of Death:
1976-03-27
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Age:
28
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in a helicopter by ground fire. He was commanding a Fire Force action at Ngarwe Tribal Trust Lands, north of Mtoko during Operation Hurricane
Additional
Information:
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
Zimbabwe
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Locality:
Bulawayo
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Cemetery:
BULAWAYO (WEST PARK) CREMATORIUM
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