Identity
Person No.
7589
Service No.
170069V
Last Name
First Name
Maurice
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during the attack on Monte Sole & Monte Abelle, in the vicinity of La Quercia, Italy. He was detached to CTH/FC at the time
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Pinetown Library grounds, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Moses Siegfried and Maud Marion Frara, of Pinetown. Husband of Isabel Rose Frara (nee Kerr), of 13 New Street, Florida, Transvaal. Born Pinetown. A brick layer. He had 1 son. On Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Memorial
Research notes
13 Sep 2026: Pinetown Roll of Honour confirms exactly: Pte M.M. Frara, killed in action serving with 12 Field Squadron, South African Engineers Corps, 16-04-1945. Named on the Wayside Cross, Pinetown.
13 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Field Sqn." expanded and promoted to Regiment "12 Field Squadron" (matches the existing "25 Field Squadron" convention for these SA Engineer Corps units), per John's decision. Applied to all 26 people who shared this Unit text/entity.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum)
Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum), Wayside Cross
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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