Service Details
Name:
 STEYN
Given Name:
 CHRISTIAN WYNAND
Initials:
 C W
Service No:
 241667
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1942-05-29
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Date of Birth:
 1918-11-02
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received during the Battle of Gazala
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 15 December 1942 pg. 5449
Additional
Information:
Son of Christian Wynand Steyn and Hendrina Cecelia Steyn, of 19 Tanner Street, West Krugersdorp. Born Krugersdorp. An assistant ambulance officer
Commemoration
Country:
 Libya
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Cemetery:
 KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA
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Grave Reference:
 5. C. 11.

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