In Memory Of
CRAWFORD, JAMES WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1922-10-17
Service No:
SR/598523V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly South African Corps of Signals
Date of Death:
1944-07-01
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received during the advance of "A" Squadron, in the vicinity of Torrito di Siena, Italy. His tank was blown up by a mine or demolition charge, killing Bodington, Harvard and Meyer. Crawford died later from severe burn injuries
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
V; D, 6.
Cemetery:
ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of William and Amy Georgina Lilian Crawford, of 9 Luck Street, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Born Mowbray, Cape Town. A timberman. He was unmarried.
