In Memory Of
LIEBSON, STEPHEN
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
attd. 4th Regt. South African Infantry
Regiment:
South African Medical Corps
Date of Death:
1918-03-22
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Revlon Farm
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Addenda Panel 99.
Cemetery:
POZIERES MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Decorations:
M C
Citations:
LG Sup 20 October 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when tending the wounded during operations. Though himself wounded and with nothing but a small trench to work in, he carried on during several days under heavy shell and sniping fire with the greatest courage."
Son of Mr. J. Liebson, of Walders Plant, Barkly West, South Africa. Wounded at Longueval on the 20th July 1916 and awarded the Military Cross for his work during the Battle of Delville Wood. ***Jewish
