Earnshaw, Phillip John

Identity

Person No.

41750

Service No.

87459913BG

Last Name

Earnshaw 1

First Name

Phillip John

Initials

P J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1968 (±1 yr) 294

Age at Death

23

Military Service

Rank

Rifleman

Regiment

South African Infantry Corps 1,067

Unit

4 South African Infantry Battalion 139

Secondary Unit

attd. South African Medical Corps

Death Record

Date of Death

15 December 1991 91

Cause of Death

Died in Private Vehicle Accident 168

Died in Private Vehicle Accident, at Middelburg, Transvaal, while on a weekend pass. His car hit a truck

Grave Reference

Reportedly buried East London (Cambridge) Cemetery 2

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Unknown

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253

Additional Information

Notes

Husband of Mrs. L. G. Earnshaw, of House 40, Douglas Colliery, Van Dyks Drif.

Citation

MBE LG Sup 7 February 1919 pg. 1943 - "For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa"; MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 pg. 9942

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41750

Earnshaw, Phillip John (P J)