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Identity
Person No.
8193
Service No.
89002
Last Name
Gillespie 6
First Name
William Brian
Initials
W B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1910 (±1 yr) 308
Age at Death
31
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
South African Irish 78
Unit
1st 962
Death Record
Date of Death
23 November 1941 285
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds
Grave Reference
5. B. 22. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Samuel H. Gillespie and Helen M. Gillespie, of Durban. Husband of Gwendoline Myrtle Gillespie, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Cradock, Cape Province. A bank official.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #8193

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=8193&pdf=1

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