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Identity
Person No.
10167
Service No.
235870
Last Name
Holmes 21
First Name
Richard Charles
Initials
R C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1915 (±1 yr) 444
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 106
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
attd. Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Death Record
Date of Death
11 February 1942 106
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during an air attack on the "A" Coy. positions, in the vicinity of Acroma, by 3 enemy aircraft at about 14:00
Grave Reference
5. E. 20. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Nephew of Mrs. M. Hirst, of 34 Nelson Street, Port Elizabeth. Born Port Elizabeth. A blockman. He was unmarried.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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