Service Details
Name:
 LAVERTON
Given Name:
 JOHN
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 599
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Rifles
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Unit:
 2nd
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Unit 2:
 "B" Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1917-06-07
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Age:
 31
Cause of Death:
 Died of blackwater fever
Additional
Information:
Son of William and Margaret Laverton, of Ladysmith. Born Cape Province. A shunter on South African Railways
Commemoration
Country:
 Malawi
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Cemetery:
 ZOMBA TOWN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 39.

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