In Memory Of
OSMOND, CHARLES DACRES FORBES
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
41275V
Rank:
Major
Unit 2:
seconded to 44th (7th Bn.) Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Regiment:
South African Armoured Corps
Date of Death:
1944-09-07
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II. G. 15.
Cemetery:
MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
M C, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
MC LG Sup 22 February 1944 pg. 937, MID LG Sup 19 July 1945 - "For gallant and distinguished services in Italy"
Son of Humphrey Dacres and Mabel Emily Osmond, of Addo, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Port Elizabeth. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
