Killed in action, during a mortar and shell bombardment in the vicinity of Montale. The Battalion was getting ready to be relieved by RNC when they were subjected to 4 heavy bombardments of 10 minutes each
Son of Nicolaas and Catharina Maria Margaritha van der Walt (nee Buitendag), of 131, 7th Avenue, Roodepoort, Transvaal. Born in Benoni. A carpenter. He was unmarried.