In Memory Of
HOFFENBERG, JOSEPH SELIG
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1922-02-03
Service No:
93954
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Unit 2:
"B" Coy.
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-07-15
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an attack by "B" Coy on the enemy positions near El Alamein. They were transported 4000 yards forward, attacked and successfully captured 55 prisoners
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XXXIII. A. 25.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Berel Hoffenberg, of Sarnia Road, Rossburgh, Durban, Natal. Born in Durban. An office clerk by profession. ***Jewish
