Henry van Straubenzee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHenry van Straubenzee
cricketer
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1914
Place of Birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Date of Death: 12-Apr-2002
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Henry van Straubenzee
- Lt-Colonel Henry van Straubenzee DSO OBE (7 March 1914 – 12 April 2002) was a British army officer who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for leadership whilst commanding 12 Royal Tank Regiment, in Northern Italy, in 1944, during the Second World War.
- He later commanded the 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd).
- He was also an English cricketer, playing for Sandhurst and the Army up to the outbreak of war.
- He played for Essex between 1938 and 1939.
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