Basic Details
Surname
Russell
Forenames
J J F
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
John James Fraser
Served or died
Died
Notes
All extra information is has been provided by the College Archivist (see References) in response to an enquiry from the IWM, including this biographical detail: '(1927) Born 23 December 1906, Gairloch, Park Road, Mowbray, Wynberg, Cape of Good Hope; son of Alexander Fraser Russell, Judge, High Court of Southern Rhodesia, and Winifred Isobel Robertson; m Sheila Barker, February 1939. Subject(s): Natural Sciences; BA 1930; MB (Edinburgh) 1933; ChB (Edinburgh) 1933. Tutor(s): M P Charlesworth. Johnian Relatives: son of Alexander Fraser Russell (1897); brother of Alexander Fraser Russell (1932). Educ: Millin School, Bulawayo; Plumtree School, Southern Rhodesia; Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh; University of Cape Town. Career:In medical practice, Claremont, Cape Town 1935–1939; Captain, South African Medical Corps 1939–1941. Died 2 December 1941 (killed in action in Libya).'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Libya
Year of death
1941
Month of death
December
Day of death
2
Age at death
34
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action