In Memory Of

BLOM, JOHANNES JACOBUS

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1922-03-04
Service No:
241806V
Rank:
Private
Unit 2:
"C" Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly Duke of Edinburgh
Date of Death:
1944-06-28
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, wounded in action when "C" Coy and elements of PAG, moved up to the area north of Montallese, where they encountered stiff opposition
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
V, D, 2.
Cemetery:
ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Jacobus Johannes and Susannah Jacoba Blom, 13, Nelson Road, Observatory, Cape Town. Born Plumstead, Cape Town. He was unmarried.