In Memory Of
McCREA, JAMES ALEXANDER (SANDY)
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
1921-04-01
Service No:
73292V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-29
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received during advances to breach the Venetian Line. They were trying to seize a bridge before it was blown up by the Germans
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, A, 8.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Ernest and Esther McCrea, of No. 2, Staff Quarters, Rand Refinery, Johannesburg. Born Kimberley. Educated at Boys' High School, Durban. He was unmarried.
