In Memory Of
McMEEKING, DOUGLAS ROBERT THOMAS
Service Details
Age:
27
Date of Birth:
1915-05-06
Service No:
19202
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Regiment:
Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-10-28
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received in the vicinity of El Makh Khad during the opening stages of the advance and attack at El Alamein. He was wounded in the abdomen on the 24th October
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
V. H. 23.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of David and Sarah McMeeking, of 118 Strand Street, Woodstock, Cape Town. Born Woodstock. A flour miller. He was unmarried and had 3 brothers.
