In Memory Of
POWELL, HENRY NEVILLE
Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1925-06-20
Service No:
590596V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1945-01-09
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on the 7th January, he was part of a patrol who attempted to attack the Church at Carviano with a PIAT. During the approach he stood on a SHU mine and was wounded. His injuries were not initially considered serious but he died a few days later
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, J, 22.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Alfred N. and Janet D. Powell, of Kroonstad, Orange Free State.