In Memory Of

EDWARDS, JOHN HENRY

Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1916-11-10
Service No:
243359
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-01-07
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the attack on Bardia on the 31 December 1941. He was initially reported missing, presumed dead, but his body was later found and his date of death recorded as the 7 January. There was no fighting in the area on the 7 January as it was already in Allied hands
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
12. E. 8.
Cemetery:
HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Ernest and Violet Alice Edwards, of Clarendon Home, St Georges Street, Durban. Husband of Lorraine Edwards, of Faylands, Yetta Street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Born in Durban. A miner.