Dates: 1942-06-20 – 1942-06-21
Theatre: Western Desert (Tobruk, Libya)
Fall of Tobruk (June 1942). Large numbers of 2nd South African Division, including South African Police Brigade personnel, were taken prisoner. Stegmann’s Lights of Freedom covers capture and the subsequent POW voyage.
Stegmann, George. The Lights of Freedom. Just Done Productions / Lulu, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-920169-48-0).
| Name | Date of Death | Rank | Unit | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Den Berg, Andries Jacobus (A J) | 1942-08-02 | Lance Corporal | 1st |