Identity
Person No.
1659
Service No.
698
Last Name
First Name
Michael
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
42
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,077
Died of disease
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
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
Next of kin, Mrs. T. Berry, of 107 Jeppe Street, Johannesburg
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
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