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Identity
Person No.
13895
Service No.
22615
Last Name
Lourens 36
First Name
Matthys Johannes
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1897 (±1 yr) 577
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
18 October 1918 293
Cause code
DIS 6,078
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of inflammation of the head 1
Died of inflammation of the head (influenza?)
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
1st South African Infantry 1,224
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,874
Locality
Free State 737
Cemetery
CORNELIA CEMETERY 1
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
-27.23285, 28.85716 OSM
Notes

Son of Mrs. Margherita Woutnina Maria Lourens, of P.O. Cornelia, District Vrede, Orange Free State. His stepbrother also died in service

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