In Memory Of
ELIASON, JACK
Service Details
Age:
31
Date of Birth:
1913-04-26
Service No:
10672V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received when his tank was hit by anti-tank fire during the advance, north of Viterbo. Other survivors of the action were captured briefly by the Germans but he was left behind
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, A, 19.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Morris and H. Eliason, of 34 Windemere Road, Hulmewood, Port Elizabeth. Born in Oudtshoorn, Cape Province. A baker. He was unmarried. ***Jewish.
