Service Details
Name:
 DREDGE
Given Name:
 TRENLY JOHN
Initials:
 T J
Service No:
 8847
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
 1st
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Former Regiment:
 formerly First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
 1942-06-05
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Date of Birth:
 1923-05-01
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, fractured jaw and blast injuries to lungs, received in action, at Point 204. This little-known clash occurred in the Alem Hamza area of the Gazala Line. The single company involved suffered heavy casualties in a clash with Italian troops, six were killed.
Additional
Information:
Son of Herbert H. Dredge and Ivy M. Dredge, of Komsfontein, Grahamstown District, Cape Province. Born in Grahamstown. A farmer in Komsfontein.
Commemoration
Country:
 Libya
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Cemetery:
 KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA
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Grave Reference:
 5. G. 5.

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