Husband of Daphne Malcolm Perrow, of Oldham Road, Durban. She worked at the Lion Match Factory. Born in Kranzkop, Natal.
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct") lists him on the RDLI WWII Memorial (matched by exact DateDeath 4 Aug 1944 and age 24; ServiceNo 6843 in this draft not matched against this record's own). Regiment here is Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey -- not changed; likely dual-commemorated rather than a data error.: PERROW, Otto Edward (Son of John Isaac & Marie Martha (nee Bignoux) Perrow of Winterkloof, Natal: husband of Daphne Malcolm (nee Patterson) Perrow, of Oldham Road, Durban; they had a young son.) (PERROW, OH on memorial) 6843 V Private Witwaters - rand Rifles / Regiment de la Rey Born Kranzkop, Natal 2/1/1920; married Durban 19/6/1940; a shipping clerk in Durban before enlistment; served with the WR/RDLR in Italy; killed in action, during the attack on Florence. Florence War Cemetery, Italy. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Memorial.) Not on Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial. 04/08/1944 97LK-WB2 24
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