In Memory Of

VAN ZYL, WILLEM ANDRIES

Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1920-09-19
Service No:
589484V
Rank:
Private
Unit 2:
"C" Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-05-14
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, by a booby trap that was set off by a patrol from "C" Coy, in the vicinity of Monte Cifalco
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II. A. 14.
Cemetery:
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Hendrick J. and Johanna Maria Sophia van Zyl, of Twee Myl, Port Nolloth, Bitterfontein, Cape Province. Born Kakamas, Cape Province. A labourer. He was unmarried.