Identity
Person No.
20497
Service No.
191495
Last Name
First Name
Sidney Gower
Initials
S G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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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 Sidney F. Pooley, and of Annie E. Pooley, of Isipingo Beach, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban
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