Died of wounds, received in action on 3 January 1945 in the vicinity of Casa Colonia, Italy. He received a gun shot wound to his right thigh and abdomen and was evacuated to hospital
Son of Carel Jacobus Stephanus and Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe, of the farm Rietfontein, Enselspruit, District Potchefstroom. Born in Potchefstroom. An apprentice electrician before enlistment.