Identity
Person No.
3799
Service No.
31221
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
9 Bty.
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 115.
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 2 1939-1945 Gunner R. Christian) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
open source ↗
World War 2 1939-1945 Gunner R. Christian
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
Stories 1
Private Herbison was killed in action two days after his brother - Captain Charles Herbison, 1st Leicestershire Regiment - died of wounds received in action. Another brother was held as a civilian prisoner of war in Austria. robcox
Dedications 1
Private E N Herbison 3799 4th South African Infantry Killed in action 19/9/16 on the Somme. Formerly of Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, England. robcox