In Memory Of
GOLDBY, WALTER VICTOR
Service Details
Age:
40
Date of Birth:
1901-05-18
Service No:
26782
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1941-12-31
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, by an anti-tank shell during attack on Bardia, North Africa. He was a platoon commander in "C" Coy and was recommended for the award of the Military Cross (Posthumous) for his actions during the attack
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
12. D. 9.
Cemetery:
HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Husband of Olga Elizabeth Goldby (nee Gidske), of Blue Lagoon, Natal. A sales supervisor. He had one child.
