In Memory Of

MEARNS, DEREK CLIFFORD

Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1923-12-07
Service No:
572529V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly South African Air Force Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-06-27
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in an engagement with enemy MkIV tanks outside of Chiusi
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, G, 18.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Douglas Henry and Hilda Jane Mearns, of Durban, Natal. Born Boksburg.