In Memory Of
RIGBY, DONALD INGLIS
Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
1917-08-26
Service No:
135266V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-08
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, loss of left arm during heavy fighting between Fabrico and Vallerona, Italy. It is thought that he was wounded when a Sherman tank was hit by "bazooka" fire during the engagement
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, G, 4.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Richard Rigby, of Strubens Road, Mowbray, Cape Town. Husband of Marije Rigby, of Liesbeek Road, Rosebank, Cape Town. Born Cape Town. A machine operator in Johannesburg by profession
