Identity
Person No.
33058
Service No.
76527688PE
Last Name
First Name
Wynand
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. After an attack during which 2 men were wounded, he was part of a 3 man rearguard, protecting the evacuation of the wounded. He was shot and killed in this rearguard action but owing to heavy enemy fire, his body could not be recovered. His remains were returned to SA as part of a prisoner swap deal and buried at Roodepoort, next to his mother
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. J. A. Spies, of Roodepoort.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project