In Memory Of
VIVIAN, EDWARD VALENTINE
Service Details
Age:
39
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
3rd Regt.
Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1917-09-20
Cause of Death:
Missing in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 15 - 16 and 16A.
Cemetery:
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
Country:
Belgium
Additional Information
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."
Husband of Florence Muriel Vivian (now Jardine), of Johannesburg, Transvaal.
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