Service Details
Name:
 MAASDORP
Given Name:
 ARTHUR
Initials:
 A
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Heavy Artillery
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Unit:
 73rd Siege Bty.
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Date of Death:
 1918-04-18
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Date of Birth:
 1896-12-20
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 26 July 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a hostile attack in command of his section. For a long period the battery position was subjected to heavy shelling and machine-gun fire, causing severe casualties, but by his courage and resource and fine example he inspired his men, and kept his guns in action throughout the day, affording support to the infantry at a very critical time."
Additional
Information:
Son of Christian George and Ella Elizabeth Maasdorp, of Cape of Good Hope. On Rondebosch War Memorial in St. Paul's Anglican Churchyard. On Cape Town "Company Gardens" Artillery Memorial. His brother Norman Maasdorp also died in service. Commemoration stone in Cape Town (Mowbray) Garden of Remembrance
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 I. B. 4.

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