In Memory Of
AIREY, BRUCE
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1921-03-29
Service No:
4220V
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-05-10
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, while setting up a booby trap, forward of "B" Coy positions, in the vicinity of Acquafondata. Regiment's first casualty in Italy
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II. A. 2.
Cemetery:
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Joseph Airey and Agnes Airey, of 5 Gates Street, Uitenhage, Cape Province. Born in Uitenhage. A clerk for the SAR&H. He was unmarried and had 2 sisters and a brother.
