Killed in action. He was admitted to hospital with petrol burns to his hand and forearm and discharged on 17 June. He was brought in dead on 20 June, with gun shot wounds to his head and neck
Son of Roelof H. and Anna M. M. Venter, of Main Street, Umtali, Southern Rhodesia. Born Fouriesburg, Orange Free State. A spares clerk. He was unmarried.