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Identity
Person No.
22906
Service No.
RH/1095761
Last Name
Sheffield 2
First Name
William Ernest George
Initials
W E G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1918 (±1 yr) 637
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Royal Horse Artillery 23
Unit
289 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Bty., 4 Regt. 3
Death Record
Date of Death
27 May 1942 97
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during fighting at Retma and subsequent withdrawal
Grave Reference
13. B. 16. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Son of William Hough Sheffield and Ethel Annie Sheffield, of Lonely Mine, Southern Rhodesia.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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