We remember Phineas Gansini Tanoni

We remember Phineas Gansini Tanoni

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Timeline

Timeline

birth South Africa Source:8858944
1917
enlistment Johannesburg South Africa Source:8858906 3rd January 1917
1917
service British Army Private 11153 South African Native Labour Corps Source:8858906 3rd January 1917
awards British War Medal - Bronze Other War Service Award Source:4353912
service South African Services Private 11153 South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section Source:8858944
1917
death Died as a result of the sinking of HMT Mendi off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. the English Channel United Kingdom Source:8858906 Source:8858944 21st February 1917
burial Hollybrook Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom Panel 18 Source:8858944

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Phineas Gansini
Initials PG
Last Name Tanoni
Source 8858945
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 11153 South African Native Labour Corps Private
South African Services 11153 South African Native Labour Corps Medical Section Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal - Bronze Other War Service Award

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Yvonne27542
South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls – British War Medals Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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SS Mendi Yvonne27542
Plaque 18, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton. DR117137
Mendi Memorial, Soweto, South Africa DR117137
Mendi Memorial DR117137

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