In Memory Of
DATES, JOHN VALENTINE
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1922-05-21
Service No:
26743V
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit:
"B" Coy.
Unit 2:
3 Platoon
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-21
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received in action. He was part of 3 Platoon, "B" Coy, which had debussed to secure the area west of the road to San Giovanni, near San Antonio
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, F, 10.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Andrew and Martha Dates, of 138A, Elston Avenue, Benoni, Transvaal. Born in Bloemfontein. An apprentice carpenter. He was unmarried.
