Identity
Person No.
23237
Service No.
62
Last Name
First Name
Mansfield
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Queenie Louisa Sired (nee White), of Killarney Terrace, Pietermaritzburg, Natal. Born Wisconsin, USA. A planter. He had no children.
Citation
MC earned WW1 with RFA, LG Sup 9 January 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when taking guns into action to a forward position. When the enemy had put down a heavy barrage, thereby preventing the advance of his convoy, he made a daring personal reconnaissance, accompanied by a battery serjeant-major, to ascertain the best means of progress, and, after three attempts, he eventually got through, with only one driver and two horses killed. It was due to his gallantry and discretion that the guns were got into action with serious loss."
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project