In Memory Of
MEYER, STEPHANUS JACOBUS
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1919-04-24
Service No:
SR/597778V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-07-01
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the advance of "A" Squadron, in the vicinity of Torrito di Siena, Italy. His tank was blown up by a mine or demolition charge, killing Bodington, Harvard and Meyer. Crawford died later from severe burn injuries
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave II, B, 5.
Cemetery:
ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mr. W. S. Meyer and Mrs. Meyer, of 110 Jameson Avenue, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Born Melsetter, Southern Rhodesia. A miner. He was unmarried. He had 3 sisters and 4 brothers.
