K. S. Tarr (abt. 1913 - 1942)

Died 1 Nov 1942 at about age 29 in El Alamein, British-occupied, Egypt

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Biography

Sapper K. S. Tarr was Killed in Action during World War II On the Battlefield in the Second Battle of El Alamein Egypt.

Sapper, K. S. Tarr was born about 1913. Commemorated at El Alamein war cemetery, IX.E.2. Egypt. He was the son of William S. and Muriel D. Tarr, of Camps Bay,Cape Town, South Africa. ^[1]

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Datum: 01 November 1942 ^[2]

Place: On the Battlefield in the Second Battle of El Alamein Egypt ^[2]

Note

El Alamein is a town on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. It’s known for a decisive 1942 WWII battle, commemorated in El Alamein War Museum with uniforms and tanks. Desert plants surround El Alamein War Cemetery’s headstones. Just outside town, the German War Memorial is a fortress-like structure with a central obelisk, built over a mass grave. The Italian War Memorial is a tower inscribed inside with names of the dead. Added by Van Heerden-335 Desember 2020.

Sources

1. ↑ Added by Britz-283 December, 2020
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Commonwealth War Graves, Sapper, K. S. Tarr, Service number 19943, South African Engineer Corp 3 Field Coy. Sapper, K. S. Tarr, El Alamien Cemetery, Egypt Added by Britz-283 December, 2020.

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See Also

• Wikipedia First Battle, Histor* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle Second Battle of El Alamien Added by Van Heerden-335 Desember 2020.