Identity
Person No.
10581
Service No.
85591
Last Name
First Name
Edward William
Initials
E W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received in a Railway Accident, at Germiston Railway Station
Military Service
Location
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Locality
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Pretoria Regiment, formed 1 July 1913 as an Active Citizen Force infantry battalion. Converted to armour 1943 (Italian Campaign, RAC depots in Egypt). Renamed Pretoria Armour Regiment 2019; one of 52 Reserve Force units renamed that year.
Notes
Son of Michael Nelson and Rose Ellen Hurly (nee McKenna), of Johannesburg. Husband of Heima Agnes Hurly (nee Dollar), of 95 Northdene Avenue, Brakpan. Born Jacobsdal, Orange Free State. A clerk. He had 2 sons. His brother also died on service.
Citations
LG Sup 2 November 1917 pg. 11348 as 2923 Trooper 2nd Mounted Brigade Scouts
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