In Memory Of
BURTON, GRAHAM WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1923-01-27
Service No:
4530
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-07-06
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the rearguard action at the El Alemein bottle neck, while covering the retreat of the 8th Army from Bir Hacheim. He was initially posted as Missing
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XIX. F. 10.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Leslie G. and Emily C. Burton, of Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal. Born in Elandslaagte, near Ladysmith. An apprentice electrician.
