Identity
Person No.
10379
Service No.
612854V
Last Name
First Name
Ivan George
Initials
I G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during an air attack on the unit lines near Camposanto, Italy
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Mechanised Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Witwatersrand Rifles, formed 1 May 1903. Active Citizen Force regiment through WWI/WWII/Border War (1970-1994 Border War operations). Renamed Bambatha Rifles 2019. Needs further research on Regiment de la Rey naming/merger history.
Notes
Son of Mr. R. J. and Mrs. C. M. Howell, of Quthing, Basutoland A clerk for the Pietermaritzburg Education Dept prior to enlistment.
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