In Memory Of

MARKLEW, ALEXANDER FREDERICK

Service Details
Age:
34
Date of Birth:
1909-08-08
Service No:
SR/598269V
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1943-08-29
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, shrapnel wound to right eye, from accidental grenade explosion.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
5. J. 12.
Cemetery:
HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of William Henry Marklew and Stella Frances Marklew; husband of Doris Mary Marklew, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Living in Southern Rhodesia at time of enlistment. A General Manager prior to enlistment and had 2 children. Commemoration stone in Florida Cemetery.