Dawson, William Robert

Identity

Person No.

29942

Service No.

77336790BG

Last Name

Dawson 25

First Name

William Robert

Initials

W R

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1962 (±1 yr) 332

Age at Death

20

Military Service

Rank

Rifleman

Regiment

South African Infantry Corps 1,067

Unit

5 South African Infantry Battalion 133

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

28 January 1982 109

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents during operations on the Cut-line in Northern Owamboland

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Gauteng 9,426

Cemetery

SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Dawson, of Ezulwini, Swaziland.

Citation

DFC and bar earned in WW2 as Captain/Major #103138V in SAAF. LG Sup 13 July 1943 pg. 3157; Bar to DFC LG Sup 29 December 1944 pg. 5956

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #29942

Dawson, William Robert (W R)