Service Details
Name:
 DE VILLIERS
Given Name:
 DAVID JOHANNES
Initials:
 D J
Service No:
 15508V
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1944-06-10
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Date of Birth:
 1917-07-04
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, by Anti-Tank fire and shelling in the Viterbo Area. When the Regiment advanced at 0900 hours, they encountered the enemy in prepared positions. He was killed during the advance
Additional
Information:
Son of Francois Jan Frederick Mostert and Johanna Maria de Villiers, of "Redelinghuys", 39 Dorp Street, Paarl, Cape Province. Born Carnarvon, Cape Province. A clerk for the SAR&H. He was unmarried.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave II, A, 1.

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