Identity
Person No.
33767
Service No.
72449325BC
Last Name
First Name
Gerhard
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in action during the Battle of Ebo. His armoured car was hit in the turret and he jumped out of the vehicle. A sniper shot him in the stomach and although he was taken to the hospital at Cela and was successfully operated on, he died later from complications
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. H. J. Vollgraaff, of Kanoneiland.
Citation
He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project