Service Details
Name:
 DE ROOCK
Given Name:
 DIRK HERMANUS
Initials:
 D H
Service No:
 590518V
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
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Unit:
 "C" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1944-09-13
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Date of Birth:
 1925-11-19
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, when "C" Coy moved from Santomato to Castel Borroli. After encountering some enemy along the way, patrols reached the top of Castel Borrili and dug in. They were later subjected to heavy mortaring and shelling that resulted in casualties
Additional
Information:
Son of the late Hermanus George De Roock and Mrs. Elizabeth Johanna Jacoba van Dyk (nee Schwartz, formally De Roock), of 22 Dublin Street, Woodstock, Cape Town. Born in Paarl, Cape Province. A shoemaker. He was unmarried and had 2 sisters.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III, B, 8.

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