Name: |
PLATT |
Given Name: |
CLIFFORD |
Initials: |
C |
Service No: |
6668 |
Rank: |
PrivateOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces |
Date of Death: |
1943-12-08Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
32 |
Cause of Death: |
Died as a POW, whilst being loaded onto railway wagons to be transported to Germany, the rail yards at Aquila were bombed by USAF B-25 bombers. About 200 POWs were killed, all who were trapped in locked cattle cars. |
Additional Information: |
Son of James and Alice Platt, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2018-01-25