Identity
Person No.
1270
Service No.
106731V
Last Name
First Name
Robert Ernest Vincent
Initials
R E V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,732
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received on 30th July in the vicinity of Villa Lecchia
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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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 Lt. Col. Ernest W. and Ann A. Bassingthwaighte, of Windhoek, South West Africa. Born in Windhoek and was a farmer before enlistment.
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