In Memory Of
KOCH, BASIL
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1921-06-14
Service No:
612744V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"B" Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-24
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, abdomen received 16 April, by machine gun fire between Casa Dizzola and Casa Bregade, Italy, while on patrol. He was hospitalised but died on 24 April
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, F, 12.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of John H. E. and Margaret H. Koch, of 73, The Mansions, West Street, Durban. Born Johannesburg. A motor mechanic. He was unmarried.
