Identity
Person No.
41721
Service No.
75428227
Last Name
First Name
Gary
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Medical Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Animal Attack. He was trying to photograph an elephant and her calf when the elephant attacked and killed him, at Fort Doppies on the Caprivi Strip, South West Africa
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. N. G. and Mrs. M. W. Dickson, of Durban North, Durban. Born Durban. A qualified Civil Engineer. He was unmarried.
Citation
MBE LG Sup 7 February 1919 pg. 1943 - "For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa"; MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 pg. 9942
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project