Service Details
Name:
 GOLDBY
Given Name:
 WALTER VICTOR
Initials:
 W V
Service No:
 26782
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 1st
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Date of Death:
 1941-12-31
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Date of Birth:
 1901-05-18
Age:
 40
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, by an anti-tank shell during attack on Bardia, North Africa. He was a platoon commander in "C" Coy and was recommended for the award of the Military Cross (Posthumous) for his actions during the attack
Additional
Information:
Husband of Olga Elizabeth Goldby (nee Gidske), of Blue Lagoon, Natal. A sales supervisor. He had one child.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 12. D. 9.

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