Service Details
Name:
 McCLUNG
Given Name:
 GILBERT MURRAY
Initials:
 G M
Service No:
 232883V
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1944-06-30
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Date of Birth:
 1924-02-01
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received 21st June, shrapnel wound to the head, during shelling in the vicinity of Cetona, Italy. WR/DLR and RNC had moved up and through the town, expecting an enemy counter attack. Casualties were from heavy shelling by artillery and enemy tanks situated near Sartiano
Additional
Information:
Son of Thomas Gilbert and Edith Maude McClung, of 39 Bemersyde Road, Berea, Durban. Born Durban. A student. He was unmarried and had 1 brother.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 II, F, 5.

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