Died of wounds, received 22 April, shrapnel wounds from a 105mm shellburst, abdomen, in Gazala-Tobruk-Acroma area while with 9 Platoon, supporting I.L.H. Died on the 26th at 12th Field Ambulance
Son of Christopher William Frederick and Fanny Elizabeth Wheeler, of Cyphergat, Cape Province. Husband of Evelyn M. Wheeler, of Molteno, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Cheam, Surrey. A farmer. He had 1 daughter. His brother also died on service.