In Memory Of

WILLIAMS, RAYMOND GORDON

Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1923-01-22
Service No:
235158
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-12-16
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received in the vicinity of El Makh Khad during the opening stages of the advance and attack at El Alamein. He had received a gun shot wound to the abdomen, on 24 October, and although he underwent an operation, his condition remained unchanged until he died, 2 months later
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
1. B. 5.
Cemetery:
TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Robert George and Birdie Catherine Williams, of 5 Bristol Road, Observatory, Cape Town. Born Robben Island. A clerk. He was unmarried. On Robben Island Garrison Church Memorial