Identity
Person No.
22624
Service No.
P/4024
Last Name
First Name
Richard
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Reported missing, presumed killed, at Sidi Rezegh. It was unofficially reported that he had lost his life when returning to "spike the guns". His discs were found on the battlefield
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 111.
Notes
Son of Richard William Thomas Ignatius and Mary Ellen Seed. Born in Pietermaritzburg. Educated at Boys' Model School, Pietermaritzburg. After Bothie, he did not go to sea, but was two years in business. He later joined the Permanent Defence Force as a Gunner and during WW2 served in the Third Field Regiment, SAA.
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