Service Details
Name:
 DRIVER
Given Name:
 GARNET EDWIN
Initials:
 G E
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Horse
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Unit:
 8th
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Date of Death:
 1916-09-07
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Date of Birth:
 1883-05-26
Age:
 33
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Kissaki
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 MID LG Sup 8 February 1917 pg. 1355 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa"
Additional
Information:
Son of Edwin James and Eliza (nee Robinson) Driver. Husband of Ruby Adelaide (nee Woodhouse) Driver, of Durban, Natal. Born Pietermaritzburg. Educated at Hilton College, Natal. A solicitor.
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 MOROGORO CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 IV. E. 13.

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