Service Details
Name:
 DICKS
Given Name:
 MAURICE WILLIAM
Initials:
 M W
Service No:
 3999
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 1st
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Date of Death:
 1942-06-05
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Date of Birth:
 1921-02-17
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Point 204. This little-known clash occurred in the Alem Hamza area of the Gazala Line. The single company involved suffered heavy casualties in a clash with Italian troops, six were killed.
Additional
Information:
Son of Roland Isaac and Daisy E. Dicks, of Farm "Ringwood", Winterskloof, Natal. Born in Ixopo, Natal. A clerk.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 118.

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