In Memory Of

WHEELER, CHRISTOPHER HAROLD CREASY

Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
1914-05-18
Service No:
38912V
Rank:
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment:
Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-10-19
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received in Italy
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
I, C, 16.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 19 July 1945 - "For gallant and distinguished services in Italy"
Son of Christopher William Frederick and Fanny Elizabeth Wheeler, of Cyphergat, Cape Province. Some documents suggest he might have died on the 14th October. His brother also died on service.