In Memory Of
DRUMMOND, HUGH MALCOLM
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
1917-09-23
Service No:
4236
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-07-06
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the rearguard action at the El Alamein bottle neck, while covering the retreat of the 8th Army from Bir Hacheim
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XXIII. H. 15.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Ronald M. and Aileen G. Drummond, of Estcourt, Natal, South Africa. Born in Estcourt. A candidate attorney.
