Service Details
Name:
 WEISS
Given Name:
 ABRAHAM
Initials:
 A
Service No:
 178237
Rank:
 Trooper
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Regiment:
 South African Tank Corps
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Unit:
 3rd Armoured Car Regt.
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Date of Death:
 1942-11-01
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Date of Birth:
 1910-01-05
Age:
 32
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M M
Citations:
 LG Sup 13 August 1942 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. Rochel Weiss, of 10 Ritter Street, Libav, Latvia. Born Goldingen, Switzerland. A Departmental Manager at Gavronsky Bros, Germiston. He was unmarried. He had a sister in Melbourne, Australia. ***Jewish.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 XI. H. 21.

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