In Memory Of
BRIDGEWATER, HENRY JAMES WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1926-03-27
Service No:
590182V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-22
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received when his tank was hit by enemy bazooka fire. They had been travelling along the South Bank of the River Panoro, with the objective of establishing a bridgehead at Finale Nell Emilia, Italy
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, J, 12.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Henry Mark and Helen Maud Bridgewater, of 8 Hopkins Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg. Born Rustenburg, Transvaal. A student. He was unmarried and had 2 sisters.
