Identity
Person No.
18085
Service No.
87713
Last Name
First Name
Francis Cavell
Initials
F C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 132.
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 William and Henrietta Christina Murphy, of Turfontein, Johannesburg. Born Auckland Park, Johannesburg. A bricklayer by trade
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