Killed in action, during the advance on Citta della Pieve. Troops of "D" Coy, supported by tanks from Pretoria Regiment, were engaging the enemy in the vicinity of the brickworks
Husband of Anna Emerenthia Jacoba Maria Baker, of 59 Perth Road, Westdene, Johannesburg. Born in Indwe, Cape Province. A plumber for Ross Bros. in Troyville.