In Memory Of

SOLOMON, MICHAEL JOHN

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1921-10-09
Service No:
230917V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly South African Tank Corps
Date of Death:
1944-06-21
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, gunshot wounds to his stomach and right thigh, received during contact with the enemy in the town of Chiusi, Italy. He was evacuated to hospital where he died of his wounds
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
I, D, 3.
Cemetery:
ORVIETO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Manhardus and Margaret Fleming Solomon and husband of Joyce Mary (nee Willis) Solomon, of Northdene Avenue, Brakpan. Born in Johannesburg. An apprentice plumber by trade.