In Memory Of

SCHOU, ANDREW HENRY

Service Details
Age:
35
Date of Birth:
1908-08-23
Service No:
232232V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-08
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in heavy fighting between Fabrico and Vallerona, Italy. It is thought that he was killed when a Sherman tank was hit by "bazooka" fire during the engagement
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, D, 12.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of H. and M. M. Schou, of Maitland. Husband of Josephine Johanna Schou, of Princess Alice Avenue, Brooklyn, Cape Town. Born in Cape Town. A bus conductor by trade. He had 2 children.