In Memory Of
PURDON, REGINALD KEITH
Service Details
Age:
28
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
1165V
Rank:
Major
Unit 2:
seconded to 2/6th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Regiment:
South African Armoured Corps
Date of Death:
1944-09-09
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XX, G, 12.
Cemetery:
CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Citations:
LG 21 October 1941 - "During the fighting at Dadama on 15 May 1941, L/Cpl Purdon with great determination and personal courage led his section against an enemy battery which was engaging him over open sights. Killing or capturing the bulk of the guns teams he took all the guns of the battery. Carrying on, his section took several machine gun posts at the point of the bayonet. His devotion to duty and gallant leadership did much to break the spirit of the defenders."
Son of Mr. Manfred Theodore and Violet Fanny Mary Purdon, of Kei Road, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Orange Free State. A farmer.
