Service Details
Name:
 HESSELMAN
Given Name:
 HILLIS JAMES
Initials:
 H J
Service No:
 5101
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 1st Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-12-16
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Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Bardia, Libya
Additional
Information:
Son of James Henry Hesselman and Florence Dunnett. Foster-son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. B. Mallet, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Educated Glenwood High School, Durban. Commemorated on the WW2 Royal Durban Light Infantry Memorial, Pennington, Natal
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 12. A. 10.

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