In Memory Of

PASS, MICHAEL

Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1918-09-30
Service No:
26623
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1941-12-31
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa. He was buried at Map ref 5173 3907 but his body was, reportedly, not recovered. There is a possibility that he is buried as "Unknown" in grave 13 F 1 in Halfaya Sollum Cemetry in Libya as that unknown body was exhumed at 5168 3907, which is about 200 meters away.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 121.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Morris and Golda Pass, of 36, 3rd Avenue, Bezuidenhout Valley, Transvaal. Born Orange Free State. A salesman. He was unmarried ***Jewish