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Identity
Person No.
24528
Service No.
6193V
Last Name
First Name
Gordon Leslie Ratsey
Initials
G L R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in heavy fighting between Fabrico and Vallerona, Italy. It is thought that he was killed when a Sherman tank was hit by "bazooka" fire during the engagement
Grave Reference
Location
Locality
Unknown
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Reuben Aubrey and Winifred Bertha Swales, of Warner Beach, Natal, South Africa. A clerk by profession

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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