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Identity
Person No.
8671
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Garnet George
Initials
G G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during the German offensive
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of George and Eleanor Green, of Pretoria, Transvaal. Was the last South African man to leave Delville Wood on 20th July 1916.

Citation

1st Bar LG Sup 26 July 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He volunteered and carried out a reconnaissance in daylight, under heavy machine-gun fire. He returned with most valuable and much wanted information." MC LG Sup 1 January 1917 - New Years Honours

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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