In Memory Of
WOCKE, EUGENE HENRY
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1919-01-04
Service No:
127831V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
22 Field Regt.
Unit 2:
seconded to 31 Field Regt. Royal Artillery
Regiment:
South African Artillery
Date of Death:
1944-09-03
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received while serving with the UK Forces
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II. H. 13.
Cemetery:
MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
M M
Citations:
LG Sup 30 December 1941 pg. 7339 - "At Madoca, near Gelib on 22 February 1941, while under heavy fire, L/Bdr Wocke reeled out over 1000 yards of cable singlehanded. He was unable to take cover and had to walk slowly. Through his devotion to duty phone communication was established with the front line."
Son of John R. and Millicent C. Wocke, of Hatfield, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Pietermaritzburg. A mine surveyor and sampler.
