In Memory Of

OTTO, PHILLIPUS JURIE WYNAND

Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1924-04-10
Service No:
156555V
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit 2:
"C" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, while engaged in recce tasks in the vicinity of Greve, Italy. His tank detonated a mine
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. B. 13.
Cemetery:
FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Jacob Daniel Theunis and Johanna Catherina Otto (nee Groenewald), of Gansbaai, Cape Province. Born Gansbaai. A scholar. He was unmarried. His two brothers also died in service