In Memory Of

STANFORD, GEORGE FREDERICK

Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
1918-10-11
Service No:
20572V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1944-10-23
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, by machine gun fire, during a counter attack on their positions near Fossa. Italy. The War Diary records his death at 15:40 on the 22 October
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, D, 4.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mr. J. F. and Mrs. Grace Stanford, of 13 Angel Street, Kimberley. An apprentice mechanic at Stanford's Service Station in George Street, Kimberley. He was unmarried.