Died of wounds, received on 7th June in a Composite Coy attack on positions to the front which began at 0400. However, heavy enemy fire and mounting casualties resulted in the Coy being withdrawn under a smoke screen supplied by the Artillery. The Regiment was holding positions at Gazala, at the time. Died in hospital 16th June
Son of William Jacob Wasserfall and Johanna Alida Coetzee (nee Viljoen) formerly Wasserfall, of 115, Fifth Avenue, Mayfair, Johannesburg. Born in Johannesburg. A clerk. He was unmarried.