Service Details
Name:
 BROWNRIGG
Given Name:
 EDWARD WALTER
Initials:
 E W
Service No:
 229189
Rank:
 Sapper
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Regiment:
 South African Engineer Corps
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Unit:
 3 Field Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1942-11-21
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Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, compound fracture of skull, received in accident
Decorations:
 M M
Citations:
 LG Sup 31 December 1942 pg. 5667 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
Additional
Information:
Son of William John and Alexandrina Brownrigg. Born Salt River, Cape Province. An apprentice plumber
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 1. C. 3.

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