Identity
Person No.
27211
Service No.
230644V
Last Name
First Name
Denys Gurney
Initials
D G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, by a sniper, about 2.5 km from Impruneta, Italy. While on a foot recce of the area, he was shot by an enemy sniper while busy cutting an enemy wire
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Edwin Vane and Frances Cornelia Veall, of "Olive Lodge", Harpford Avenue, Wynberg, Cape Town. Born Bathhurst, Cape Province. A traveling salesman. He was unmarried.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project