Sheffield, William Ernest George

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

southafricawargraves.org — record #22906

Sheffield, William Ernest George (W E G)