In Memory Of

SUMMERS, GARY DOUGLAS

Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
PR11028
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
1 Independent Company
Unit 2:
Signal Sect.
Regiment:
Rhodesia Regiment
Date of Death:
1977-06-01
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.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
Zimbabwe
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.