Service Details
Name:
 MARKUS
Given Name:
 EUGENE BERNAYS
Initials:
 E B
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Scots Fusiliers
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Unit:
 1st Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1917-04-05
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Date of Birth:
 1897-08-19
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 26 May 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When a party was held up by uncut wire he went forward and almost succeeded in getting through the wire, when he was severely wounded. Notwithstanding this, he managed to struggle through, when he was again wounded. By his pluck and determination, he set a fine example to all ranks."
Additional
Information:
Son of Major John Alfred Eugene and Maud Markus (nee Meynell), of Cape Town, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 XVII. A. 2.

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