Identity
Person No.
3514
Service No.
232864V
Last Name
First Name
Edward Alfred
Initials
E A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
41
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,732
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds. He was the driver of a jeep transporting the CQMS when they were attacked by a German patrol. Although wounded, gunshot wound left arm and leg, fractured thigh, he was able to return fire, killing two and wounding another, who later died. This was in the vicinity of Siena, west of Florence
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Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (1st Bn); 2nd Bn converted to armour 1939-45 as 6th Reconnaissance Regiment, SA Tank Corps (Egypt)
Status
Active Citizen Force
WWII-only split: 1st Battalion fought as infantry; 2nd Battalion converted to armour, later amalgamated with 4th Armoured Car Regiment as 4th/6th ACR. Not a permanent whole-regiment Corps change. No SADF-era (1974-92) brigade attachment found in available sources -- left unrecorded rather than guessed.
Notes
Son of Thomas Alfred Castle. Husband of Natalie May Castle, of 7 Paterson Street, Newcastle. Born in Newcastle. A locomotive driver/platelayer/blaster by trade. He had 5 children.
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