Name: |
VAN VUUREN |
Given Name: |
ROBERT JOHANNES |
Initials: |
R J |
Service No: |
35447V |
Rank: |
TrooperOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces |
Unit 2: |
"B" Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-08-02Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1916-10-07 |
Age: |
27 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, when their tank was hit by an AP round and bazooka fire, in the vicinity of Impruneta, Italy |
Additional Information: |
Son of Renier Johannes Stephanus van Vuuren and Aleta Elizabeth Bates (remarried). Born Pienaarsrivier, Transvaal. A handyman. Commemoration stone in Pretoria (Rebecca Street) Cemetery |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-06-13