In Memory Of
DE WET, CHARLES HERRICK
Service Details
Age:
17
Date of Birth:
1927-03-25
Service No:
283831
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Youth Training Brigade, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-10-22
Cause of Death:
Died of injuries, brain injuries. He was a spectator at an amusement park at Wanderers. A man slipped from the rotating swings and fell among the spectators, injuring de Wet.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Mil. Sec. Grave 259.
Cemetery:
JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. J. I. de Wet, of Beesdam, Vryburg District. He was on weekend pass and staying with his aunt, Mrs. B. U. Purchase, 2nd Ave, Melville, Johannesburg.