In Memory Of
BECKWITH, ROBERT EMMERSON
Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1922-12-18
Service No:
14755
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Regiment:
Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-10-24
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in the vicinity of El Makh Khad during the opening stages of the advance and attack at El Alamein
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 125.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 24 June 1943 pg. 2868
Son of Barbara Beckwith, of Homeleigh Miller Street, Claremont, Cape Town. Born in Cape Town. A clerk. He was unmarried. Former Scout in 2nd Plumstead Group, Cape Peninsular. Commemoration stone in Cape Town (Plumstead) Cemetery
