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Identity
Person No.
28494
Service No.
36667
Last Name
Williams 179
First Name
Lionel Bernard
Initials
L B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1921 (±1 yr) 699
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
South African Engineer Corps 585
Unit
22 Field Park Coy. 4
Defence Force
UDF 22,700
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
20 December 1942 105
Cause code
DIS 6,004
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of acute polio encephalitis 1
Died of acute polio encephalitis, at sea
Grave Reference
Column 139. 14
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL 1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
Notes

Son of George W. Williams and Violet Amelia Stokes (formerly Williams). Born Durban.

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