In Memory Of
BAARS, JAMES IVAN
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1921-12-26
Service No:
SR/597879V
Rank:
Trooper
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:
II, C, 6.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Ivan and Freda Baars, of 118A Sinoia Street, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Born in Salisbury. An apprentice Panel Beater. He was unmarried.
