Identity
Person No.
8193
Service No.
89002
Last Name
First Name
William Brian
Initials
W B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
South African Irish, formed 1 December 1914. Active Citizen Force infantry regiment; reformed for WWII (1st SA Irish suffered severe losses at Sidi Rezegh, Nov 1941); converted to artillery (22 Field Regiment) 1946-1959, reconverted to reserve infantry 1960. Renamed Andrew Mlangeni Regiment 2019.
Notes
Son of Samuel H. Gillespie and Helen M. Gillespie, of Durban. Husband of Gwendoline Myrtle Gillespie, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Cradock, Cape Province. A bank official.
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