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Identity
Person No.
69
Old ROH no.
34765
Service No.
8719V
Last Name
Abrahamson 2
First Name
Douglas Ridgeway
Initials
D R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923 (±1 yr) 540
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
22 June 1944 108
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, during the attack on Chiusi, Italy
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
First City/Cape Town Highlanders 112
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,341
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
FOIANO DELLA CHIANA WAR CEMETERY 66
Grave Reference
Coll. grave I. K. 7. 3
Coordinates
43.2619, 11.82189 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 Walter C. and Marianne Abrahamson, of Norton, Southern Rhodesia.

Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 2
on 29 January 2002 · via source
Killed in Action 2002-01-29 15:44:08 <a href="main.php?page=
on 21 January 2010 · via source
Name: ABRAHAMSON Initials: D R Nationality: South African Rank: Private Regiment/Service: First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Force: --> Age: 21 Date of Death: 22/06/1944 Service No: 8719V Additional information: Son of Walter C. and Marianne Abrahamson. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave I. K. 7. Cemetery : FOIANO DELLA CHIANA WAR CEMETERY Source: CWGC John Dovey
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