In Memory Of
BANHAM, PETER WILLIAM BLENKIN
Service Details
Age:
28
Date of Birth:
1915-10-06
Service No:
1022V
Rank:
Captain
Unit 2:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, shrapnel wounds, when 3 Sherman tanks were knocked out in the vicinity of Panzano, Italy and the crews escaped while under heavy bombardment
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XI. F. 3.
Cemetery:
FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 30 December 1941 pg. 7364
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Banham, of "Verde Prado", Donnybrook. A farmer in the Ixopo area before the war.
