Identity
Person No.
28228
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Unknown
Last Name
First Name
William Russell
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W R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
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Date of Death
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Son of Percy and Elizabeth Constance White. Born Cape Town, 11th November 1921. Ed, Wynberg Boys' High School. Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha. Cadet Draft 1938-9. On leaving General Botha, was posted as Midshipman, RNR, and on attaining the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1941, posted to the destroyer HMS Matabele, which escorted Winston Churchill to the USA. He lost his life on convoy duty to Russia on 17th January 1942.
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External Source
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South African War Graves Project