In Memory Of
VAN ROOYEN, CORNELIUS JOHANNES
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1921-10-26
Service No:
180453V
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received 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 died of wounds during the advance
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, E, 12.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Cornelius Johannes and Maria van Rooyen (nee Adams), of 26 Lake Avenue, Benoni, Transvaal. Born in Pietermaritzburg. A labourer. He was unmarried.
