Identity
Person No.
10387
Service No.
110262V
Last Name
First Name
William David
Initials
W D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, tank was hit by enemy fire and caught alight, about 800 yards south of the village of Porano. At the time, the PAG was the leading unit of the 8th Army in its thrust toward Florence
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of William D. and Amelia Howells; husband of Gertrude Magdalene Howells, of The Chilterns, Wynberg, Cape Town. Born in Claremont, Cape Province. A race horse trainer. He had 2 children. Commemoration stone in Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project