Identity
Person No.
9796
Service No.
700281
Last Name
First Name
Ronald Duxbury
Initials
R D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
56
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Hewat; husband of K. E. Hewat, of Cape Town. His brother died on service in WW1
Citation
MC WW1 with 2nd Regt. SAI as a T./ 2 Lt. LG Sup 4 October 1919 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On the 15th October, 1918, the two main bridges over the River Selle in the western outskirts of le Cateau were ordered to be captured and bridgeheads established prior to an impending attack. With a party of men he succeeded in establishing two posts, sustaining several casualties from strong bombing opposition. He maintained the two posts until the main attack took place on the 17th."
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project