Identity
Person No.
6485
Service No.
243359
Last Name
First Name
John Henry
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during the attack on Bardia on the 31 December 1941. He was initially reported missing, presumed dead, but his body was later found and his date of death recorded as the 7 January. There was no fighting in the area on the 7 January as it was already in Allied hands
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Ernest and Violet Alice Edwards, of Clarendon Home, St Georges Street, Durban. Husband of Lorraine Edwards, of Faylands, Yetta Street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Born in Durban. A miner.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project