Identity
Person No.
14232
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Alice Marais (formerly MacEwan), of Victoria West, Cape Province, and the late Mungo MacEwan.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private John MacEWAN, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 15th July; Killed in action (as Second Lieutenant in the 4th SAI) at Wytschaete on the 17th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private John MacEWAN, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 15th July; Killed in action (as Second Lieutenant in the 4th SAI) at Wytschaete on the 17th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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