In Memory Of
HARVARD, JOHN LAWRENCE
Service Details
Age:
28
Date of Birth:
1916-04-25
Service No:
SR/598356V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Pretoria Regiment, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly Kimberley Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-01
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the advance of "A" Squadron, in the vicinity of Torrito di Siena, Italy. His tank was blown up by a mine or demolition charge, killing Bodington, Harvard and Meyer. Crawford died later from severe burn injuries
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Coll. grave II, B, 5.
Cemetery:
ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of John M. Harvard, of Soutthern Rhodesia and Madeline V. Lake (formerly Harvard), of "Amberley", Waverly Lane, Farnham, Surrey, England. Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. A farmer. He was unmarried.
