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Identity
Person No.
13493
Service No.
6644
Last Name
First Name
Cyril Aubrey
Initials
C A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
37
Death Record
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of burns, received accidentally
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XXXI. E. 22.
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation.
Notes

Son of Percy and Mary Elizabeth Lewis. Husband of Mrs. Irene Hilda Lewis, of 14 Pardy Gardens, Durban

Research notes


K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct") (ServiceNo in this draft, 6644, differs from this record's own 6644 -- not resolved, matched instead by surname + exact DateDeath 1941-12-02).: LEWIS, Cyril Aubrey (Son of Percy & Mary Elizabeth Lewis of 21 Lanercost Avenue, Musgrave, Durban; husband of Irene Hilda (born Borland) Lewis, of 14 Pardy Gardens, Durban; they had 2 young children.) (Mansfield Road Primary; Durban High School 1917 - 19.) 6644 Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Durban 30/11/1904; a salesman before enlistment; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; died of burns, received accidentally at Baggush. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. (Also, on the Durban High School; the Royal Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials.) WWII Memorials.) 02/12/1941 GKLB-18L 37

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