In Memory Of
DE SENAN, EDGAR ALBERT
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1924-03-26
Service No:
234399V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-16
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. When his unit took hill Monte Caprara he and his unit were to flank left and set up the Vickers gun waiting for the German counter attack. While setting up the Vickers, Edgar was shot by a German Sniper straight through the chest.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III, D, 17.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. Dora B. De Senan, of Clive Road, Landsdown, Cape Province. Born Observatory, Cape Province. A wages clerk before he enlisted.
