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Sergeant THOMAS F S. STAPLES

Service Number: 142991
Regiment & Unit/Ship

South African Artillery

2 Field Regt.

Date of Death

Died 31 December 1941

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY

10. B. 3.

Egypt

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service South African
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas F. and Elizabeth Staples; husband of Cora E. Staples, of Maseru, Basutoland. B.A. (Wits.).
  • Personal Inscription A LOVING HUSBAND, SON AND BROTHER. MAY LIGHT ETERNAL SHINE ON HIM
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Buried or commemorated at

HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
Egypt
Number of casualties: 2061
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