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Identity
Person No.
41756
Service No.
77432300BT
Last Name
Hignett 1
First Name
Dereck Calvin
Initials
D C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962 (±1 yr) 332
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
111 South African Infantry Battalion 44
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Medical Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
13 August 1991 93
Cause of Death
Died 8
Died, apparently choked in his sleep, at Table Mountain Base, Pietermaritzburg
Grave Reference
Reportedly cremated at Landsdowne, Cape Town 2
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Husband of Mrs. S. Hignett, of Lawson Road, Rondebosch. Called up for duty with the Cape Light Infantry.

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 #41756