Service Details
Name:
 JOSEPH
Given Name:
 FRANCIS MAJOR
Initials:
 F M
Service No:
 23181V
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
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Date of Death:
 1944-10-04
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Date of Death 2:
 1944-10-05
Date of Birth:
 1915-09-27
Age:
 29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an enemy counter attack on the houses at Torlai. After the platoons were withdrawn from the area, they could still hear the Bren gun firing and grenade explosions. These ceased at about 0500 on the morning of the 5th October. Daylight revealed Pte. Joseph’s body next to his Bren as it was he that had been firing to the end
Additional
Information:
Son of Neville Lacy Joseph and Mrs. Joseph, of 26 Viljoen Street, Mayfair Johannesburg. Husband of Anna Johanna (nee Pretorius) Joseph, of Wicht Street, Middelburg, Transvaal. Born in Potchefstroom. A motor driver. He had 2 sons.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 I, A, 3.

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