In Memory Of
HYDE, ALEXANDER ROBERT
Service Details
Age:
43
Date of Birth:
1901-07-27
Service No:
116619V
Rank:
Private
Unit:
"A" Coy.
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1944-09-18
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the opening phase of the attack on Monte Bagno, which kicked off at 1830. "A" Coy attacked positions with the support of tanks but heavy mortar and Spandau fire resulted in casualties
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III, B, 13.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Brother of Mr. E. C. Hyde of 43, Ninth Street, La Rochelle, and Mrs. B. Cullan, of 6, Eighth Avenue, La Rochelle, Johannesburg. Born in Wynberg, Cape Province. A steel ceiling erector. He was unmarried.
