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Lance Bombardier WILLIAM F. (BILLY) KRIGER

Service Number: 73117
Regiment & Unit/Ship

South African Artillery

1 A.A. Regt.

Date of Death

Died 14 June 1942

Age 40 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY

1. E. 24.

Libya

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service South African
  • Additional Info Son of John and Mary A. Kriger; husband of E. M. Kriger, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
  • Personal Inscription WITHOUT FAREWELL HE FELL ASLEEP, LEAVING US ONLY SWEET MEMORIES TO KEEP
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Buried or commemorated at

TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY
Libya
Number of casualties: 2480
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