In Memory Of
MARAIS, FRANCOIS MARTHINUS JOHANNES
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1920-08-29
Service No:
20488V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly Special Service Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the advance toward Mercatale
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. F. 5.
Cemetery:
FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Marais, of 196 Turf Club Street, Turfontein, Johannesburg. Born in Vryburg, Cape Province. An apprentice miner. He was unmarried. On Mossel Bay War Memorial, Western Cape. His brother also died in service.
