Service Details
Name:
 COCKCROFT
Given Name:
 DALLAS BERNARD
Initials:
 D B
Service No:
 232983V
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1944-10-10
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Date of Birth:
 1924-07-03
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an enemy counter attack by elements of the 16th SS Division, on the Regiments positions, at the Battle of Monte Stanco
Additional
Information:
Son of William Henry and Gladys Maud Cockcroft (nee Cummings), of "Ellendale", Alice, Cape Province. Born in Alice, Eastern Cape. A student before enlisting. He was unmarried. He had 2 brothers and a sister.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 II, B, 2.

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