Died of wounds, received on 17 July, as part of "C" Coy together with Cape Town Highlanders "B" Coy, in an attack on well defended enemy positions near El Alamein
Son of Walter Edward and K. Dovey, of Waverley Road, Hillary, Durban. Member of Warnadoone Lifesavers' Club. Born in Matatiele, Natal. An electrician by profession