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Identity
Person No.
23869
Service No.
7576
Last Name
First Name
Walton Gerald
Initials
W G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. On the 12th October 1916, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Maria Elizabeth Spencer, of Red Hill, Durban. Attended Glenwood Technical High School, Durban. Commemorated Red Hill WWI Memorial in Red Hill Cemetery, Durban North. His uncle also died in service

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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