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Identity
Person No.
23599
Service No.
143355
Last Name
Smith 298
First Name
Robert John
Initials
R J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1912 (±1 yr) 349
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Rank
Lance Bombardier
Regiment
South African Artillery 678
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
27 May 1942 97
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds
Grave Reference
5. A. 19. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Martha Magdalene Smith, of 85, Eighth Street, Orange Grove, Johannesburg. Husband of Johanna Elizabeth Smith, of Kensington, Johannesburg. Born Aliwal North. A traveller.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #23599

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=23599&pdf=1

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