Identity
Person No.
13636
Service No.
76163V
Last Name
First Name
William MacLean
Initials
W M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, as a result of enemy shelling in the vicinity of Orvieto, Italy
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 James and Jacoba M. Lindsay, of 11th Avenue, Edenvale, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born in East London. Was employed as a miner before he enlisted. ***CWGC needs to amend initials on the headstone as they are incorrect***
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