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Name: SUCKLING, Edward William
Nee: son of missionary George Robert and Agnes Suckling, Rhodesia
Birth Date: 1920
Death Date: 17 Feb 1941 killed in action Ethiopia
Last Date: 1941
Book Reference: Sitrep 2, mini-Sitrep XXXII, KR
War Service: 2/6 KAR
General Information:
Pre-war volunteer to the Kenya Regiment (KR 843). No birthdate in KR records
mini-Sitrep XXXII - A/CSM 2/6 KAR, Killed 17 Feb 1941. Buried by Italians at Jokau KR - Warrant Officer Class II (CSM) Edward William Suckling, Kenya Regiment - died 17/2/1941 - Addis Ababa War Cemetery
East African Forces Register of Deaths in WW2 buried by Italians in ?Johar [illegible].
UK Commonwealth War Graves - buried in Addis Ababa War cemetery