Posting on Death: 2/9th Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Libya.
The siege of Tobruk lasted from April to December 1941, he was one of the Rats of Tobruk.
Family
Son of Howard Henry Hermon and
Bernice (Riggs) Withers, (1891 ~ 1968)
of Pinnaroo, South Australia.
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in his home town of Pinnaroo Sth Aust, also his name is located at panel 34 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
Cenotaph here
Posting on Death: 2/9th Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Libya.
The siege of Tobruk lasted from April to December 1941, he was one of the Rats of Tobruk.
Family
Son of Howard Henry Hermon and
Bernice (Riggs) Withers, (1891 ~ 1968)
of Pinnaroo, South Australia.
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in his home town of Pinnaroo Sth Aust, also his name is located at panel 34 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
Cenotaph here
Inscription
"He Sacrificed Himself For All That Was Dear To Him"
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement