In Memory Of
BELL, WILLIAM JAMES
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1921-01-16
Service No:
158223V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles)
Former Regiment:
formerly 1st A.A. Regt. (Searchlight Regt)
Date of Death:
1944-07-17
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received in contact with the enemy infantry and a Tiger tank in the vicinity of Radda, Italy. He received severe injuries to his leg (shattered knee) and although hospitalized, succumbed to his injuries later the same day
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XI. D. 8.
Cemetery:
FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. Florence May Wood, of Daisy Road, Primrose, Germiston, and son of Mr. W. Bell, of Glancairn Cottages, Primrose, Germiston. Born Germiston. A blacksmith by trade.
