Identity
Person No.
10590
Service No.
230716V
Last Name
First Name
Bertie
Initials
B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, while engaged in recce tasks in the vicinity of Greve, Italy. His tank was hit with an armour piercing round
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"C" Squadron
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Pretoria Regiment, formed 1 July 1913 as an Active Citizen Force infantry battalion. Converted to armour 1943 (Italian Campaign, RAC depots in Egypt). Renamed Pretoria Armour Regiment 2019; one of 52 Reserve Force units renamed that year.
Notes
Son of Daniel Cornelius and Anne Margaritha Hurter (nee van Onseling), of 109 Merriman Street, George, Cape Province. Born Somerset East. A messenger for the SAR&H. He was unmarried.
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