In Memory Of

GRANT, BOLTON

Service Details
Age:
 23
Date of Birth:
 1921-12-29
Service No:
 4242
Rank:
 Private
Unit 2:
 "B" Coy.
Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
 1945-05-07
Cause of Death:
 Died of jaundice, whilst a POW
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 IV. D. 9.
Cemetery:
 NEDERWEERT WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Netherlands
Additional Information
Son of Nelson John and Adrianna Grant (nee Meyer), of Bergville, Natal. Born Bergville. Captured near Gazala on 13 May 1942. A factory employee in Estcourt. He was a butcher and no doubt worked for Estcourt Bacon Factory. His Guardian, A. H. Oellermann, lived at Wagon Drift, Estcourt. He had 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Commemoration stone in Bergville Cemetery, Kwazulu Natal