Identity
Person No.
28701
Service No.
89022
Last Name
First Name
Basil
Initials
B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
NAT 763
Natural causes
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XXXII. D. 8.
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
South African Irish, formed 1 December 1914. Active Citizen Force infantry regiment; reformed for WWII (1st SA Irish suffered severe losses at Sidi Rezegh, Nov 1941); converted to artillery (22 Field Regiment) 1946-1959, reconverted to reserve infantry 1960. Renamed Andrew Mlangeni Regiment 2019.
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Winterbach, of Beaconsfield, Cape Province, South Africal.
Citations
LG Sup 24 February 1942 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
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