In Memory Of
GATES, ROY LANCELOT
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1922-08-15
Service No:
614422V
Rank:
Sapper
Unit:
2 Docks Operating Coy.
Regiment:
South African Engineer Corps
Date of Death:
1945-04-09
Cause of Death:
Died in accidental explosion. The cargo ship, SS Charles Henderson, containing over 2000 tons of 500lb bombs, exploded at Berth 14, Bari Docks, while being unloaded
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XV. F. 15.
Cemetery:
BARI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Edgar Ernest and Jessie Mabel (nee Rich) Gates, of Perkin Street, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province. Born in Uitenhage. A Coach Builder in Port Elizabeth.
