PLATT D.A. -1942
Lt. D.A. PLATT: Natal Mounted Rifles. Killed - attack of second battle of Alamein - 23-24 Oct. "In the face of heavy machinegun fire the South Africans stormed the strongpoint and after 15 minutes of desperate close quarter fighting they overcame the enemy resistance. The Natal Company [attached to the SA Field Force Battalion], like the FFB before it, suffered heavily - Lt. Dennis PLATT was killed and Capt. V. PAUL and Lts LYSTER and "Bunny" EVANS were among the wounded." Pg 421
from ORPEN, N. War in the Desert: South African Forces World War II, Volume III, Purnell, Cape Town, 1971
contributed by: Jack Wright
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| Camera Maker: | Nokia |
| Camera Model: | E90 |
| Original Date and Time Taken: | 15 February 2008 |
| Shutter Speed: | 0/1 sec |
| Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 100 |
| Flash Fired: | No Flash |
| Focal Length: | 5.6 mm |