Service Details
Name:
 VIVIAN
Given Name:
 EDWARD VALENTINE
Initials:
 E V
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 3rd Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "A" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1917-09-20
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Age:
 39
Cause of Death:
 Missing in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 26 July 1917 - "For conspicuos gallantry and devotion to duty. He showed great gallantry and initiative in consolidating his position. He personally carried out a reconaissance in the face of heavy fire, and set a splendid example to all."
Additional
Information:
Husband of Florence Muriel Vivian (now Jardine), of Johannesburg, Transvaal.
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 15 - 16 and 16A.

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