In Memory Of

CLAASENS, HENDRIK GERHARDUS

Service Details
Age:
33
Date of Birth:
1908-04-09
Service No:
187153
Rank:
Private
Unit 2:
attd. H.Q. 5th South African Inf. Bde.
Regiment:
Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1941-12-09
Cause of Death:
Lost in the S.S. Sebastiano Venier (Jason)
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 144.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Hendrik and Johanna Claasens, of Delmas, Transvaal. Husband of Esther Wilhelmina Josina Claasens, of Derwent Road, Gardens, Cape Town He was born in Umtata and was a barman by trade.