Identity
Person No.
2353
Service No.
26857
Last Name
First Name
Robert Duncan
Initials
R D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Arthur B. and Susan M. R. Bowen, of Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. b. 29 April 1920. He joined the Transvaal Scottish on 1 July 1939, aged 19 years. He served with them in East Africa and Abyssinia and was killed in action on 24 November 1941 at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh whilst on detached duty. He was a member of the ack-ack section of the 1st Transvaal Scottish. His watch was taken from his body and returned to his mother, it was inscribed, 'To Duncan from Dorothy, 29.4.41'
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project