In Memory Of
CARSTENS, FRANCOIS PETRUS VAN DER MERWE
Service Details
Age:
27
Date of Birth:
1916-11-15
Service No:
181610V
Rank:
Trooper
Regiment:
Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly Cape Garrison Artillery
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, 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 was killed during the advance
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, E, 9.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mr. W. J. T. and Mrs. H. Carstens, of Retief Street, Moorreesburg, Cape Province. Born in Moorreesburg. An insurance clerk for SANLAM. He was unmarried. His brother also died on service.
