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Identity
Person No.
23649
Service No.
235853
Last Name
Smith 298
First Name
Waldron Melford
Initials
W M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1922 (±1 yr) 598
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 106
Unit
"A" Coy. 9
Secondary Unit
attd. Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Death Record
Date of Death
11 February 1942 106
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during an air attack on the "A" Coy. positions, in the vicinity of Acroma, by 3 enemy aircraft at about 14:00
Grave Reference
5. G. 4. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Texas W. and Katherine J. Smith, of 261 St. Amant Street, Malvern, Johannesburg. Born Durban. A Solicitors Clerk. He was unmarried.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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