Service Details
Name:
DENNISON
Given Name:
ANDRE
Initials:
A
Service No:
781030
Trade:
Commanding
Rank:
Major
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Regiment:
Rhodesian African Rifles
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Unit:
2nd Battalion
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Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
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Date of Death:
1979-06-03
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Cause of Death:
Died in Friendly Fire Incident, Dennison and others were in the pub of the Zimbabwe Ruins Hotel when it came under CT attack. He reacted with two others from RAR and two from BSAP. One of the policemen heard a noise in front of him and opened fire, hitting Dennison
Decorations:
M L M, B C R, M F C (Ops)
Citations:
MLM Awarded 23 September 1977; BCR Awarded 9 February 1979 - "He was awarded the BCR, as a result of his actions in a contact in October 1978. Despite having a shattered femur and bleeding heavily, he refused to be casevaced and continued to direct the fight. His bravery and dedication was far beyond the normal call of duty"; MFC (Ops) Awarded 31 March 1978 - "For dragging a wounded comrade, under heavy fire, out of a cave where a CT had established himself"
Additional
Information:
ref. "Rhodesian African Rifles Roll of Honour" by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
Zimbabwe
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Cemetery:
UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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