Identity
Person No.
9433
Service No.
4330
Last Name
First Name
David Alister Roy
Initials
D A R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in an operation in the vicinity of El Alamein. The Regiment had been tasked to lift an enemy minefield to create a gap for 69 Bde and an Armoured Bde to pass through. Casualties were inflicted by severe MG fire and artillery bombardment
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. Justice Alexander Anthony Roy Hathorn and Vere Gwynedd Hathorn (nee Scott), of "Dunsfold". Pietermaritzburg, Natal. Born in Pietermaritzburg, Secretary for the Trades President.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project