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Identity
Person No.
3098
Service No.
14748
Last Name
Burrough 5
First Name
Richard Michael
Initials
R M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1907 (±1 yr) 203
Age at Death
35
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 64
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
21 March 1942 181
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, when the truck he was travelling in was negotiating a gap through the minefield in the RNC Sector at about 21:00 hrs
Grave Reference
5. E. 23. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Hurbert Burrough, of Carolina, Transvaal and Mary Burrough, of Garforth House, Pretoria. Husband of Pauline Magdaline Burrough, of 4 Inez Road, Sea Point, Cape Town. Born Pretoria. A printer. He had 2 children.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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