Identity
Person No.
23649
Service No.
235853
Last Name
First Name
Waldron Melford
Initials
W M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during an air attack on the "A" Coy. positions, in the vicinity of Acroma, by 3 enemy aircraft at about 14:00
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Unit History
Home Unit
Attached To
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Originated 1905 as the Transvaal Cycle Corps; became 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force in 1913; renamed Rand Light Infantry 1932. Merged with Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-45 (WWII), re-established as a reserve unit post-war, serving in the Border War.
Notes
Son of Texas W. and Katherine J. Smith, of 261 St. Amant Street, Malvern, Johannesburg. Born Durban. A Solicitors Clerk. He was unmarried.
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