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Identity
Person No.
14374
Service No.
93
Last Name
MacTAVISH 1
First Name
Robert Alexander
Initials
R A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
21 February 1917 706
Cause code
DROW 1,204
Drowned
Cause of Death
Drowned 1,086
Drowned at sea (from H.T. "Mendi")
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Postal Corps 2
Unit
South African Native Labour Corps insignia South African Native Labour Corps 1
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
United Kingdom 2,450
Locality
Hampshire 851
Cemetery
PORTSMOUTH (MILTON) CEMETERY 10
Grave Reference
I. 7. 68. 1
Coordinates
50.79886, -1.0608 OSM
Unit History
Attached To
South African Native Labour Corps
Part of
Europe Campaign 1914–1918 › Units
Notes

Husband of Mrs. A. A. MacTavish, of Camp Grounds Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Postal Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.

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