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Identity
Person No.
6763
Old ROH no.
34833
Service No.
14968V
Last Name
Esson 4
First Name
William Alexander Scott
Initials
W A S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1918 (±1 yr) 641
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
07 May 1944 92
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, during a mortar bombardment in vicinity of Aquafondata
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
First City/Cape Town Highlanders 112
Formerly Cape Town Highlanders (1943)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY 47
Grave Reference
II. A. 13. 1
Coordinates
41.47757, 13.82728 OSM
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
Formed 1885 (Cape Town); embodied in the UDF Citizen Force as 6th Infantry from 1913.
Notes

Son of Alfred and Edith Esson, of Green Point, Cape Town.

Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
on 17 August 2026 · via source
CWGC Casualty Details Name: ESSON Initials: W A S Nationality: South African Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Force: --> Age: 26 Date of Death: 07/05/1944 Service No: 14968V Additional information: Son of Alfred and Edith Esson, of Cape Town, South Africa. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 13. Cemetery : CASSINO WAR CEMETERY <
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