Identity
Person No.
5393
Service No.
234399V
Last Name
First Name
Edgar Albert
Initials
E A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action. When his unit took hill Monte Caprara he and his unit were to flank left and set up the Vickers gun waiting for the German counter attack. While setting up the Vickers, Edgar was shot by a German Sniper straight through the chest
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Mechanised Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Witwatersrand Rifles, formed 1 May 1903. Active Citizen Force regiment through WWI/WWII/Border War (1970-1994 Border War operations). Renamed Bambatha Rifles 2019. Needs further research on Regiment de la Rey naming/merger history.
Notes
Son of Mrs. Dora B. De Senan, of Clive Road, Landsdown, Cape Province. Born Observatory, Cape Province. A wages clerk before he enlisted.
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