Service Details
Name:
 DESFOUNTAIN
Given Name:
 GORDON REX
Initials:
 G R
Service No:
 235214
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1943-05-29
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Date of Birth:
 1917-05-14
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Found dead on the train to Witbank
Additional
Information:
Son of Anthony and Mary Jane Desfountain, c/o Mrs Boyce, 69 Sivewright St, Krugersdorp. Born Krugersdorp. A welder. He was unmarried. He was serving with 20 Armd Bde Workshops, Barberton.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 eMALAHLENI (JOUBERTSRUS) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Mil. Plot. Grave 2.

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