In Memory Of
THORPE, GEORGE EDWARD
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
2814
Rank:
Private
Unit:
2nd Regt.
Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-07-18
Cause of Death:
Missing in action, at Delville Wood
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Pier and Face 4 C.
Cemetery:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of Frederick Emanuel and Francis Maria Thorpe, of Umzinto, Natal. Attended Glenwood Technical High School, Durban. His brother of Alfred Ernest Thorpe also died in service
