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Percy Arthur Adelson

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LT Percy Arthur Adelson
born in: Cape Town,South Africa
in: 06/04/1903
Military Service: South Africa
Artillery
Killed on duty in Johannesburg, South Africa
in: 25/11/1941

Biography

Lieut Percy Arthur Adelson (1903-1941) service number 53365, South African Artillery He died on active service. He qualified as a dentist at the Royal Dental Hospital, London.He was the husband of Dagmar Adelson (nee Landau), of Johannesburg. He is buried in the Brixton Cemetery, Johannesburg, grave 178B. His death was reported in The Jewish Chronicle, London, January 30,1942. He is commemorated on the Jeppe High School for Boys Roll of Honour and at National Jewish War Memorial, West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg. Source: South African War Graves Project; The Jewish Chronicle.