Identity
Person No.
26731
Service No.
77114V
Last Name
First Name
Douw Gerbrand
Initials
D G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when No. 2 and No. 3 Platoons were ordered to advance up Monte Bagno but were met by heavy MG fire which caused casualties so they withdrew, as per orders, realizing that a frontal attack would be costly
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Johannes Christiaan and Sophia Dorothea van der Westhuizen (nee Steyn), of Rietkolk, Pietersburg, Transvaal. Born Pietersburg. A farmer. He was unmarried.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project