Lucas “Luke; Cleete” Cloete
Rifleman · #SR599022* / RH6857975 / X17581 · S (inferred)
| Rank | Rifleman |
|---|---|
| Service number | #SR599022* / RH6857975 / X17581 |
| Patrol | S (inferred) |
| Known as | “Luke; Cleete” |
What this roll records
DUPLICATE RECORD MERGED (2026). The roll held this man twice — once with his service number and once without it, under a variant spelling of the surname. The entry with no number could not be caught by the shared-number test that found the earlier duplicates, nor by the photograph test, because it had neither. It was found by asking whether the roll already held him with a number. This card is the survivor; the discarded entry read “Cleete, L.C.”. L.C. fits Lucas C.; Cloete is the standard Afrikaans form and Cleete is it misheard or mistranscribed.
Patrol S (S1/S2) INFERRED from Rhodesian/South African service number (SR/RH prefix) - the LRDG Rhodesian & S.African squadron formed S Patrol. Specific S1/S2 not individually confirmed.
Additional service number(s) from Rhodesia roll: RH6857975, X17581. Source: Rhodesia Nominal Roll (Brendan O’Carroll).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Listed in the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
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