In Memory Of
VAN NIEKERK, FRANS SMEER
Service Details
Age:
45
Date of Birth:
1900-04-03
Service No:
225969V
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
6 S.A. Armd. Div. Sigs.
Regiment:
South African Corps of Signals
Date of Death:
1945-07-05
Cause of Death:
Died on active service
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, K, 1.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 19 July 1945 pg. 3746 - "For gallant and distinguished services in Italy"
Son of Barend Phillipus and Alida Maria Aletta van Niekerk, of Kenhardt, Cape Province. Husband of Luitje Maria van Niekerk, of Pretoria, Transvaal. Born Prieska. A farmer.
