Identity
Person No.
8610
Service No.
15609V
Last Name
First Name
James De Villiers Browse
Initials
J D V B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, near Chianciano, Italy. He, together with the B Squadron Commander and the Tech Advisor, were inspecting a broken down tank when a bomb fell near them, wounding Lt. Gray. A vehicle was fetched to transport him for medical attention but that too was was damaged by a bomb, killing Lt. Gray and wounding the B Squadron Commander, Major Buchanan
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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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 Nicholas Browse and Johanna Jacoba Gray (nee de Villiers), of "Plaisir de Merle", Simondium, Paarl. Born Paarl. A Chartered Accountant. He was unmarried. Commemoration stone in Western Cape, Paarl District, Simondium, St. Georges Church Yard
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