In Memory Of
EGNER, MAX GRENWELL
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1919-07-07
Service No:
4394
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. He was initially posted as Missing, believed killed
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XIX. F. 8.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Mr. Robert Egner, c/o Roads Dept, Pietermaritzburg. Born in Greytown. A farming student at the Agricultural College in Cedara.
