In Memory Of
WREY-WATHEN, ARTHUR JOHN
Service Details
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
1915-03-14
Service No:
SR/598205V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Regiment:
Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-24
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during a Nebelwerfer barrage on B Squadron positions, at Chiusi. He had joined the Squadronn only that morning and was busy climbing on to the tank of the Squadron Rear Link to receive orders when the Nebelwerfers were heard approaching. He jumped into the co-drivers compartment but was unable to close the hatch in time when the round struck the tank near the lap gun, killing him and wounding 3 others
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, B, 11.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. E. Wrey-Wathen, of 15, 15th Avenue, Bulawayo. On St. George's College War Memorial, Harare, Southern Rhodesia
