Name: |
LAVIS |
Given Name: |
ALBERT |
Initials: |
A |
Service No: |
79989V |
Rank: |
TrooperOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces |
Unit: |
1st Bn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"A" Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-07-25Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1914-02-02 |
Age: |
30 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, when 3 Sherman tanks were knocked out in the vicinity of Panzano, Italy and the crews escaped while under heavy bombardment |
Additional Information: |
Son of Thomas J. and Teresa M. C. Lavis, of Lake Road, Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Benoni (Rynsoord) Cemetery |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2018-12-24