In Memory Of
VAN DER WALT, HENDRIK WILLEM
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1921-07-27
Service No:
23374V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1944-09-23
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during a mortar and shell bombardment in the vicinity of Montale. The Battalion was getting ready to be relieved by RNC when they were subjected to 4 heavy bombardments of 10 minutes each
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III, B, 16.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Nicolaas and Catharina Maria Margaritha van der Walt (nee Buitendag), of 131, 7th Avenue, Roodepoort, Transvaal. Born in Benoni. A carpenter. He was unmarried.
