In Memory Of
SWART, JURGENS JOHANNES
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1920-08-30
Service No:
180738V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-07-02
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, when Mk IV tanks and Anti-Tank guns were encountered, after having cleared Torrita and were advancing
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
I. J. 3.
Cemetery:
FOIANO DELLA CHIANA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Jacobus Nicolaas and Kate Evelyn Swart, of Jeffries Bay. Nephew of Cecil and Nellie Swart. Born Jeffries Bay. Joined the SSB straight from school. He was unmarried. He had 4 brothers and 2 sisters. One of his brothers also died in service.
