In Memory Of
STANNARD, KENNETH JAMES
Service Details
Age:
35
Date of Birth:
1908-10-29
Service No:
33696V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1944-09-16
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, when No. 2 and No. 3 Platoons were ordered to advance up Monte Bagno but were met by heavy MG fire which caused casualties so they withdrew, as per orders, realizing that a frontal attack would be costly
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III, B, 17.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Robert J. and Mary Stannard. Brother of Mrs. Nora Agnes Bain, of 56 Galteemore Street, Malvern, Johannesburg. Born in Melbourne, Australia. A grocer. He was unmarried.
