S. J. H. VAN DEN BERGH, 27 October 1917
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Seymour Jacob Henry Van den Bergh
Born:
11 Av 5650 (28 July 1890)
Died:
11 Heshvan 5678 (27 October 1917)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
VAN6068
Other first name:
Seymour James Henry
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
11 Av 5650 (28 July 1890)
Place of birth:
Hampstead
Death
Date of death:
11 Heshvan 5678 (27 October 1917)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Beersheva, Israel
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Beersheva War Cemetery
Places
Addresses
Family home:
8 Kensington Palace Gardens, London (1911)
Schools
Name:
Clifton College
Name:
Balliol College
Family
Siblings
Parents
Father: Henry Van den Bergh (male)
Mother: Henrietta Spanjaard (female)
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1915
Date discharged/death:
27 October 1917
Rank at discharge/death:
Captain
Assignments
Regiment:
Middlesex Hussars
Posting:
Middle East
Campaigns:
Battle of El Buggar Ridge (KIA)
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Register of effects
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Captain
Date of Death:
27 October 1917
Age:
27 years old
Regiment / service:
Middlesex Hussars
Cemetery:
Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Grave reference:
Q. 13.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
SON OF HENRY & HENRIETTE VAN DEN BERGH SO FAR FROM HOME YET SO NEAR TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM
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