In Memory Of

CROOKES, FRANK LESLIE

Service Details
Age:
 24
Date of Birth:
 1918-07-09
Service No:
 73000
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 1st
Regiment:
 Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
 1942-10-13
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received near El Alamein, wounded by machine gun fire, bullet wound in the abdomen, on the 8th October, but failed to recover
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 XXIII. H. 19.
Cemetery:
 EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Frank Leonard and Mary Crookes, of Selby Street, Scottburgh, Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Ladysmith, Natal. Educated Ladysmith High School. A miner in Springs. Commemorated on Natal Mounted Rifles; the Scottburgh and on St. Patrick's Anglican Church, Umzinto WWII Memorials. *** Headstone initials incorrect***