In Memory Of
HERBST, GEORGE CHARLES ALFRED
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1921-05-14
Service No:
92553
Rank:
Private
Unit:
2nd
Regiment:
Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly 5th Mounted Regiment
Date of Death:
1941-11-26
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, severely injured while crossing own minefield. The doctor was called, examined him and immediately dispatched him by ambulance to hospital. It was then discovered that he had died in transit
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XXXII. F. 16.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Mr. W. Herbst, of Raleigh Street, Durban. Born in Durban.