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
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PLATT D.A. -1942

Camera Maker:Nokia
Camera Model:E90
Original 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