Service Details
Name:
 GATES
Given Name:
 ROY LANCELOT
Initials:
 R L
Service No:
 614422V
Rank:
 Sapper
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Regiment:
 South African Engineer Corps
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Unit:
 2 Docks Operating Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1945-04-09
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Date of Birth:
 1922-08-15
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died in accidental explosion. The cargo ship, SS Charles Henderson, containing over 2000 tons of 500lb bombs, exploded at Berth 14, Bari Docks, while being unloaded
Additional
Information:
Son of Edgar Ernest and Jessie Mabel (nee Rich) Gates, of Perkin Street, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province. Born in Uitenhage. A Coach Builder in Port Elizabeth.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 BARI WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 XV. F. 15.

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