Name: |
DU PREEZ |
Given Name: |
JOHANNES STEPHANUS GEORG |
Initials: |
J S G |
Service No: |
37304 |
Rank: |
CorporalOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Medical Corps |
Unit 2: |
attd. 4 Field Regt. South African ArtilleryOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1943-12-08Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
22 |
Cause of Death: |
Died as a POW, whilst being loaded onto railway wagons to be transported to Germany, the rail yards at Aquila were bombed by USAF B-25 bombers. About 200 POWs were killed, all who were trapped in locked cattle cars. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Johannes S. G. and Susanna E. du Preez, of Jakhalsfontein, Bronkhorstspruit, Transvaal, South Africa. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2019-04-05