Service Details
Name:
 SHIEL
Given Name:
 ERNEST
Initials:
 E
Service No:
 11624
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 3rd Brigade
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Date of Death:
 1916-05-05
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Died of duodenal perforation and cardiac failure, after operation
Additional
Information:
Brother of Miss Lena Smith, of Hamilton Cottage, North Berwick, Scotland. Born Berwick, Scotland. A leading shunter with South African Railways
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 North West Province
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Cemetery:
 POTCHEFSTROOM MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Pres. 59.

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