Service Details
Name:
 CHRISTOPHER
Given Name:
 JOHN CHARLES
Initials:
 J C
Service No:
 82919V
Rank:
 Trooper
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Regiment:
 Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1945-04-28
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Date of Birth:
 1922-11-02
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in the vicinity of Noventa, when his tank was struck by AP rounds. This advance had the intention of breaking through the Venetian Line and to cut the Vincenza - Cittadella highway. He was in the forward tank
Additional
Information:
Son of John G. and Elizabeth H. Christopher, of 140 Lang Street, Rosettenville, Johannesburg. Born Johannesburg. A farmer. He was unmarried.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 VI, C, 11.

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