In Memory Of
DAVIES, GEORGE GRIFFITH
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
1920-02-02
Service No:
10869V
Rank:
Corporal
Unit 2:
attd. 11th South African Armd. Bde.
Regiment:
Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-13
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, tank was hit by enemy fire and caught alight, about 800 yards south of the village of Porano. At the time, the PAG was the leading unit of the 8th Army in its thrust toward Florence
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, F, 21.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Arthur G. and Isabella Townsend Davies, of 5 Bellevue Flats, Gordon Terrace, Port Elizabeth. Born at Zwartkops, Port Elizabeth District. A bank clerk. He was unmarried. Commemoration stone in Port Elizabeth (South End) Cemetery.
