In Memory Of
VALENTINE, JAMES BASTITON
Service Details
Age:
27
Date of Birth:
1919-01-14
Service No:
187039V
Rank:
Trooper
Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-30
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, gun shot wound to abdomen and neck, while with "A" Coy. Carriers that were sent NW of Padova in the direction of Villa Franca and encountered sporadic enemy contacts. He was hospitalized but died the following day 30 April
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, C, 8.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Sophia L. Valentine, of Mill Street, Saron, Cape Province. Brother of Margaret Valentine. Born Newlands, Cape Province. A labourer. He was unmarried.
