Name: |
LABUSCHAGNE |
Given Name: |
HERMANUS |
Initials: |
H |
Service No: |
105110 |
Rank: |
PrivateOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces |
Unit 2: |
attd. 1 Field Regt. South African ArtilleryOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1943-12-08Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
31 |
Cause of Death: |
Died as a POW, whilst being loaded onto railway wagons to be transported to Germany, the rail yards at Aquila were bombed by USAF B-25 bombers. About 200 POWs were killed, all who were trapped in locked cattle cars. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Jan Daniel and Johanna Hendrina Labuschagne, of Bloemhof, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Rouxville, Orange Free State. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-11-16