Identity
Person No.
24035
Service No.
109429V
Last Name
First Name
Patrick Duncan
Initials
P D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, mortar attack while observing the enemy in the vicinity of Maggiore, west of Sarteano, Italy
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Pretoria Regiment, formed 1 July 1913 as an Active Citizen Force infantry battalion. Converted to armour 1943 (Italian Campaign, RAC depots in Egypt). Renamed Pretoria Armour Regiment 2019; one of 52 Reserve Force units renamed that year.
Notes
Son of Dr. Duncan John Steele and Sarah Elizabeth (nee Eadie) Steele, of "Marleybrow", Upper Towers Rd, Muizenberg, Cape Town. Born Cape Town. A medical student. He was unmarried. He had 1 brother. University Blue for Fencing.
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