In Memory Of
BESTER, PIETER HENDRIK
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1919-05-03
Service No:
178416V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly Regiment de Wet
Date of Death:
1944-06-30
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, by machine gun fire. He was the driver of a Honey tank, busy guiding "C" Squadron across the canal, South West of Abbadia
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
I. K. 8.
Cemetery:
FOIANO DELLA CHIANA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Frans A. and Adriana J. Bester, of Mount Plessis, Harrismith Dist, Orange Free State. Born in Kestell, Orange Free State. A weaver. He was unmarried. On Harrismith War Memorial, Free State.
