In Memory Of
DICKS, MAURICE WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1921-02-17
Service No:
3999
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-06-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Point 204. This little-known clash occurred in the Alem Hamza area of the Gazala Line. The single company involved suffered heavy casualties in a clash with Italian troops, six were killed.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 118.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Roland Isaac and Daisy E. Dicks, of Farm "Ringwood", Winterskloof, Natal. Born in Ixopo, Natal. A clerk.
