In Memory Of

OTTO, HENRY VAUGHAN

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1919-12-23
Service No:
144838
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st Bn.
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-04-13
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an armoured attack in the vicinity of Gazala. It was initially reported that he was missing, suspected POW but later discovered he was killed in action and buried at Height 120, 19 km West of Gazala
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 119.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Ryno V. D. R. and Margaret B. Otto, of "Clausthal", Umkomaas, Natal. Born in Pietermaritzburg. A miner at Sheba, Eastern Transvaal. On Barberton War Memorial. Educated at Hilton College, Natal.