Identity
Person No.
12063
Service No.
41258V
Last Name
First Name
Desmond Thomas
Initials
D T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in artillery barrage at the road junction, west of Sinalunga, Italy. Their advance was held up by a congestion of tanks and self-propelled guns and this offered a good target for enemy artillery and mortars. They were part of the PR reconnaissance troop
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of George Inglis and Sylvia Anne Kenyon (nee Hitge), of "The Residency", Lady Frere, Cape Province. Born Umtata, Cape Province. A scholar. He was unmarried.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project