In Memory Of
WILSON, DAVID JEFFERY
Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
1919-02-28
Service No:
173806V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-22
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, by enemy bazooka fire. They were part of "A" Sqdn, and equipped with 17 Pdr Shermans, they were moving along the south bank of the River Panoro with the objective of establishing a brigdehead at Finale Nell Emilia, Italy
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, G, 11.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Samuel Scott and Catherine Wilson, of Meyerton, Transvaal. Born Johannesburg. A plasterer. He was unmarried and had a brother and a sister.
