In Memory Of

COHEN, NATHAN ANTHONY

Service Details
Age:
 28
Date of Birth:
 1915-11-08
Service No:
 106148V
Rank:
 Trooper
Unit:
 1st Bn.
Regiment:
 Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
 formerly 1st South West African Inf Bn
Date of Death:
 1944-07-06
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, near San Giovanni by a shell besides his armoured car while eating. 3 of the 4 crew were killed, Jerome Thorpe survived
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 XI. G. 6.
Cemetery:
 FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Italy
Additional Information
Son of Abraham Cohen and Leah Lily Aslwang (Cohen), of Cape Town. From Malmesbury, South Africa. He escaped POW camp at Tobruk in 1942 and gave up the chance to become a Corporal so he could go to Italy. Owner of personal gear found them in a suitcase in his old house' garage. He petitioned the SA government in 1999 to issue his medals as they were not awarded to him posthumously. A clerk for the SAR&H in Windhoek, South West Africa. ***Jewish