In Memory Of
VAN ROSENVELDT, LEONARD LEWIS
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1919-05-18
Service No:
188656V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"C" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly South African Air Force Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an advance on enemy positions near Bagnoregio, Italy. Two Sherman tanks were knocked out by a 75mm German gun
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, A, 16.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Fred van Rosenveldt. Brother of Miss N. van Rosenveldt, of Beaufort Street, Goodwood, Cape Town. Born in Cape Town. A clerk and motor driver by profession
