In Memory Of
MARITZ, JOHANNES GERHARDUS ANDRIES
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1921-12-17
Service No:
589261V
Rank:
Private
Unit 2:
"D" Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-29
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received gunshot wounds to his arm and pelvis during the advance on Citta della Pieve on the 17th June. Troops of "D" Coy, supported by tanks from Pretoria Regimentt, were engaging the enemy in the vicinity of the brickworks
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, F, 4.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Gert S. J. and Susara Johanna Maritz, of Vollgraafsig, Upington District, Cape Province. Born Prieska. A farmer. He was unmarried.
