Identity
Person No.
9756
Service No.
92553
Last Name
First Name
George Charles Alfred
Initials
G C A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, severely injured while crossing own minefield. The doctor was called, examined him and immediately dispatched him by ambulance to hospital. It was then discovered that he had died in transit
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XXXII. F. 16.
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Regiment Botha, formed 1 April 1934 at Ermelo. Active Citizen Force; 2nd Bn served North Africa 1941-42, renamed Regiment Christiaan Beyers 1951; called Regiment Pongola 1960-1966. Renamed General Botha Regiment 2019.
Notes
Son of Mr. W. Herbst, of Raleigh Street, Durban. Born in Durban.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
Arthur E F Charet,[Kitchener Fighting scouts] was born at Forest Lodge,Sydney NSW 1883. (KIA) South Africa 30/12/1901 (unknown service record). His brother Alfred George C Charet BORN 1879,Forest Lodge Sydney NSW,2nd NSW Mtd.Rifles.no 1006.Tpr.I have full war service record) These great men were nephews of my great grand father Thomas Jules Charet BORN 1847 Melbourne.DIED 1909 Sydney My great great grandparents were Jules Felix Charet Born Calais France .Came to Astralia 1840 on the Harvest .DIED Brisbane 1872 His wife was Ann Ward of Maccelsfield England DIED 1875 Brisbane.They were married at Bathurst NSW 1846. They had 5 children.From these two people there are many many decendents living today [We thank them] I am proud of who they were and the sacrafice they made for our country as i am sure there parents and relatives would have been . Gregory Charet .email
Dedications 1
To a great nephew of my great grandfather ,I honour you and your memory ,For service to our great country You gave your life in a time when values were different from todays society,thank you from my heart god bless your sole and spirit Gregory Charet