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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