In Memory Of
STAPLES, THOMAS FRANCIS SPAVEN
Service Details
Age:
27
Date of Birth:
1914-03-09
Service No:
142991
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
2 Field Regt.
Regiment:
South African Artillery
Date of Death:
1941-12-31
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
10. B. 3.
Cemetery:
HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Thomas Foster and Elizabeth Kate Staples; husband of Cora Elizabeth Staples (WAAS), of Maseru, Basutoland. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. B.A. (Wits.).
