Identity
Person No.
13364
Service No.
88540
Last Name
First Name
Harold Rodwell
Initials
H R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
South African Irish, formed 1 December 1914. Active Citizen Force infantry regiment; reformed for WWII (1st SA Irish suffered severe losses at Sidi Rezegh, Nov 1941); converted to artillery (22 Field Regiment) 1946-1959, reconverted to reserve infantry 1960. Renamed Andrew Mlangeni Regiment 2019.
Notes
Son of George and Susan Wilhelmina Lesar. Husband of Christabel Susan Lesar (nee Gibson), of Loveday Street, Johannesburg. Born Johannesburg. A compositor.
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