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Identity
Person No.
2012
Service No.
143571
Last Name
Boddington 1
First Name
Paul
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1918 (±1 yr) 641
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
29 October 1942 156
Cause code
DOW 2,732
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,434
Died of wounds
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Artillery 719
Unit
7 Field Regiment 33
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY 528
Grave Reference
XI. E. 2. 1
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 OSM
Memorial
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Names on Grave
Memorial
El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Grave
On the panel
XI. E. 2.
Notes

Son of Rev. Canon Arthur and Mary Boddington, of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Born Chorley, Lancashire, England. A theological student. On Grahamstown Cathedral Parish Church memorial.

Research notes

Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 2 1939-1945 Gunner P. Boddington) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/

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