Service Details
Name:
 CARRUTHERS
Given Name:
 ROBERT NORMAN JAMES
Initials:
 R N J
Rank:
 District Officer
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Regiment:
 Internal Affairs
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Date of Death:
 1978-11-28
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Date of Birth:
 1955-04-13
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in the Mount Darwin district, vehicle ambush in the Chiswiti area. Return fire from the vehicle resulted in two terrorists being killed
Decorations:
 Meritorious Conduct Medal (Posthumous)
Additional
Information:
ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood)
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Locality:
 Gweru (Gwelo)
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Cemetery:
 GWERU CEMETERY
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