SOUTH AFRICAN WW 2 KILLED IN ACTION PLAQUE, + EXTRAS & 21 PAGE RESEARCH FILE

Description

A UNIQUE KILLED IN ACTION PLAQUE AS ISSUED BY SOUTH AFRICA FOR THEIR SOLDIERS & SAILORS KILLED IN ACTION DURING WW 2.
THIS IS A DIRECT FAMILY PURCHASED COLLECTION WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF HIS INSIGNIA AS RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY AFTER HIS DEATH.
ALSO OF SPECIAL NOTE IS THE SMALL SERIAL NUMBERED
MINIATURE
PLAQUE PIN (6793) WHICH COULC BE WORN BY A FAMILY MEMBER. THIS PIN IS ULTRA-RARE AND ALMOST NEVER SEEN FOR SALE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAQUE!
INCLUDED IS A 21 PAGE REFERENCE FILE WITH PHOTOCOPIED PAGES FROM HIS ORIGINAL SA ARMY PERSONNEL FILE AND INFO ABOUT THE HOSPITAL SHIP!
IF YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE ASK.
SHIPPING BY USPS MAIL SERVICE WITH TRACKING NUMBER.
THANK YOU & HAPPY HUNTING!
South Africa. A Memorial Plaque to Knr. Bresler, Lost on HM Ramb IV, 1942
South Africa, Memorial Plaque, bronze cross and label engraved KILLED IN ACTION - WORLD WAR / 82170 KNR. P.B BRESLER / S.A.A. / GESNEUWEL-WERELDOORLOG with 1939 and 1945 running vertically on each edge respectively, on privately made wooden base with four threaded pins with nuts, 108x180mm, surface wear on plaque, very fine condition.
Footnote:
Peter B. Bresler was born around 1924 to Christoffel PP & Louisa CW Bresler of Johannesberg, South Africa. He became a gunner in the 3rd Field Regiment. He was wounded on April 1, 1942 and transferred to the hospital ship HMS Ramb IV. Bresler was killed in action when the Hospital Ship HMS Ramb IV was bombed by German Aircraft on May 10, 1942, near Alexandria, Egypt. He is commemorated at the Alamein Memorial in Egypt.
There were a total of 10,897 standard South African memorial plaques issued for the Second World War.