Identity
Person No.
22823
Service No.
3245
Last Name
First Name
Wilfred Ernest
Initials
W E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Defence Force
UDF 22,700
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,685
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, in Bernafay Wood on the night of the 10th/11th July, a portion of the 2nd SAI returned to its original camping site in the vicinity of Cambridge Copse. On the 13th July, the South African Infantry Brigade concentrated in the Talus Boise
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Edward (or Edwin) Thomas Shackleton, of Durban. His brother also died in service
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