Identity
Person No.
14744
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Josefus
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
51
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,080
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of pulmonary tuberculosis, in 1 Military Hospital Pretoria (Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital)
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
South African Army
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Born Orange Free State. He was a widower.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Sep 2026: Sergeant Cornelius Josefus Willemse, SA Army, died of pulmonary tuberculosis in 1 Military Hospital Pretoria, age 51. Rank filled (was blank). CauseDeath enriched: Graham names "1 Military Hospital Pretoria"; stored had "Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital" - same hospital (1 Mil at Voortrekkerhoogte); kept both. Force UDF left (1956, pre-SADF 1957). Not on Bushwar Books same-day post.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 10 Sep 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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