In Memory Of

ALAARDT, GERT

Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1919-06-11
Service No:
C/273487
Rank:
Gunner
Unit 2:
attd. 1 A.A. Regt. South African Artillery
Regiment:
Cape Corps, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-11-05
Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed, explosion of unexploded shell. Another Gunner was wounded. The Court of Enquiry deemed this as accidental, due to his own negligence and failure to obey orders given
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XI. J. 17.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Jaftha and Hester Alaardt, of George, Cape Province, South Africa.