In Memory Of
NEL, DANIEL ANDRIES
Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
1912-03-21
Service No:
243388
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st Bn.
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-06-07
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in a Composite Coy attack on positions to the front which began at 0400. However, heavy enemy fire and mounting casualties resulted in the Coy being withdrawn under a smoke screen supplied by the Artillery. The Regiment was holding positions at Gazala, at the time
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 121.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Brother of Miss Adriana Nel, c/o the Johannesburg Hospital. Born in Christiana, Transvaal. A labourer. He was unmarried.
