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Identity
Person No.
3927
Service No.
1577
Last Name
Clarke 39
First Name
Douglas William
Initials
D W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1919 (±1 yr) 581
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
20 January 1945 94
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of exposure 19
Died of exposure, whilst escaping from POW camp, in Italy
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Umvoti Mounted Rifles 39
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Switzerland 3
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
VEVEY (ST. MARTIN'S) CEMETERY 3
Grave Reference
Grave 120. 1
Coordinates
46.46315, 6.84824 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Armour Formation (SAAAF) — Armoured Car — Reserve
Notes

Son of George Douglas and Elizabeth Bertha Clarke, of P. O. Nkwaleni, Zululand. Born Highflats, Natal. Manager of father's farm.

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