Identity
Person No.
11573
Service No.
630817
Last Name
First Name
John James
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Signaller Joss was at an advanced observation post with another signaller. In his account of what happened the latter states that a number of Germans came upon them and both made for their lines, but a machine-gun was turned upon them, and Signaller Joss fell. His companion managed to reach a gully, where he until evening, when the Germans took him prisoner. As he was marched off he passed the spot where Joss lay, and saw he had been pierced through the temple by a bullet
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of George Joss, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa. On Milton High School Bulawayo war memorial
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project