In Memory Of

GARDNER, JOHN GEORGE

Service Details
Age:
37
Date of Birth:
1906-11-26
Service No:
157880V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"C" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an advance on enemy positions near Bagnoregio, Italy. Two Sherman tanks were knocked out by a 75mm German gun
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, A, 13.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Ethel Gardner, of Sea Point. Husband of Eileen Hilda Somerville (nee Fenton) Gardner, of "Kildare", Trafalger Square, Sea Point. Father of two sons, Roger and John. Born Benoni. A garage proprietor by trade.