Identity
Person No.
11678
Service No.
21968
Last Name
First Name
Rex Howard
Initials
R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
attd. Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at El Alamein. He was from the the Signal Platoon attached to ILH/KR and was in the Battle HQ pillbox when a bomb dropped by an enemy plane exploded nearby
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Howard Hope and Nita Gladys (nee Rex) Just, of "Lufra", Zuider Paarl, Cape Province. Husband of Elsje Emerentia Just, of 56 Retief Street, Potchefstroom, Transvaal. Born in Paarl Cape Province. A clerk for Shell South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project