Service Details
Name:
 LIEBSON
Given Name:
 STEPHEN
Initials:
 S
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Medical Corps
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Unit:
 attd. 4th Regt. South African Infantry
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Date of Death:
 1918-03-22
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Revlon Farm
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 20 October 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when tending the wounded during operations. Though himself wounded and with nothing but a small trench to work in, he carried on during several days under heavy shell and sniping fire with the greatest courage."
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. J. Liebson, of Walders Plant, Barkly West, South Africa. Wounded at Longueval on the 20th July 1916 and awarded the Military Cross for his work during the Battle of Delville Wood. ***Jewish
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 POZIERES MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Addenda Panel 99.

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