In Memory Of
BODINGTON, BERTRAM BALDWIN
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1918-09-21
Service No:
SR/597880V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-07-01
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the advance of "A" Squadron, in the vicinity of Torrito di Siena, Italy. His tank was blown up by a mine or demolition charge, killing Bodington, Harvard and Meyer. Crawford died later from severe burn injuries
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave II, B, 5.
Cemetery:
ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Charles Robert and Jessie Georgina (nee McMaster) Bodington, of 132 Abercorn Street, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Born Hanover, Cape Province. A driver. He was unmarried.
