In Memory Of
GOETSCH, SYDNEY ARTHUR
Service Details
Age:
26
Date of Birth:
1918-05-21
Service No:
11561
Rank:
Rifleman
Regiment:
Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-09-25
Cause of Death:
Executed, after the Italian capitulation, he was one of the escaped POW's that joined the Resistance, fighting the Germans in the area around Monte Grappa. He was captured by the Germans, executed at Quero and buried in the local cemetery
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. E. 12.
Cemetery:
PADUA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Arthur Emil Robert and Sarah Elizabeth Goetsch, of King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa. Born King William's Town. A postman. ***CWGC headstone states 27 September 1944 which is incorrect
