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Identity
Person No.
3925
Service No.
114608
Last Name
Clarke 36
First Name
Desmond Douglas Preston
Initials
D D P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1921 (±1 yr) 699
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
South African Artillery 678
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
30 May 1942 95
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,512
Died on active service
Grave Reference
5. C. 19. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Son of James Douglas Vivian Clarke and Clarice May Clarke, of Butterworth, Cape Province, South Africa.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #3925

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=3925&pdf=1

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