In Memory Of

DE VILLIERS, DAVID JOHANNES

Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
1917-07-04
Service No:
15508V
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, by Anti-Tank fire and shelling in the Viterbo Area. When the Regiment advanced at 0900 hours, they encountered the enemy in prepared positions. He was killed during the advance
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave II, A, 1.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Francois Jan Frederick Mostert and Johanna Maria de Villiers, of "Redelinghuys", 39 Dorp Street, Paarl, Cape Province. Born Carnarvon, Cape Province. A clerk for the SAR&H. He was unmarried.