Identity
Person No.
27452
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Edward Valentine
Initials
E V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MIA 785
Missing in action
Cause of Death
Missing in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Awards
Military Cross (MC)
United Kingdom
Notes
Husband of Florence Muriel Vivian (now Jardine), of Johannesburg, Transvaal.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Captain Edward Valentine VIVIAN, 3rd SAI, A Coy - Wounded on the 15th July, Later awarded the Military Cross, Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial)"
Citations
LG Sup 26 July 1917 - "For conspicuos gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed great gallantry and initiative in consolidating his position. He personally carried out a reconaissance in the face of heavy fire, and set a splendid example to all."
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Captain Edward Valentine VIVIAN, 3rd SAI, A Coy - Wounded on the 15th July, Later awarded the Military Cross, Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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