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
Son of Nicolaas A. and Diena J. Kotze; husband of Maria Magdalena Johanna Kotze, of 2 Holmdene Road, Plumbstead, Cape Town. Born in Van Rhynsdorp. Worked for the South African Railways & Harbours