Service Details
Name:
 SUMMERS
Given Name:
 GARY DOUGLAS
Initials:
 G D
Service No:
 PR11028
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 Rhodesia Regiment
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Unit:
 1 Independent Company
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Unit 2:
 Signal Sect.
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Date of Death:
 1977-06-01
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Cause of Death:
 Accidental death, in the Binga district, Op Tangent. Gary had been acting as a radio relay on Mt Tundazi in the Siabuwa TTL, Binga District, Op Tangent, across the valley from the BSAP base. It was reported that a fire had started by accident, and whilst trying to put out the fire, Gary slipped and fell over the edge.
Additional
Information:
ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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