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Identity
Person No.
4301
Service No.
14831
Last Name
Colman 5
First Name
William John
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1915 (±1 yr) 444
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 64
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
11 February 1942 106
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, received during an air attack on the "A" Coy. positions, in the vicinity of Acroma, by 3 enemy aircraft at about 14:00
Grave Reference
1. C. 31. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY 175
Coordinates
32.02469, 23.96469
Additional Information
Notes

Son of John P. and Margaret M. Colman, of Belleville, Cape Town. Husband of Edna Maud Colman, of 109 Upper Queens Road, Walmer Estate, Cape Town. A Railway Labourer and had 1 child.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #4301

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=4301&pdf=1

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