Identity
Person No.
17344
Service No.
207228V
Last Name
First Name
Christiaan Frans
Initials
C F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Paul Hendrik Moolman and Magrietha Christina Moolman, of Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Bethal
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
John Lockwood Hope was my Great Uncle and was born 7th November 1876 in Newburn Village, Northumberland. He worked as did his father in the local foundry - Spencers - until he went to South Africa to fight in the Boer War as Pte 33136. I have found out that he was with Von Donnop's regiment and on 23rd February 1902 escorted a convoy which was, I think, bound for Klerksdorp. The convoy was attacked and John was killed on 25th February 1902. We have been told that he would have been buried more or less where he fell but in the 60s a group of people exhumed the bodies of soldiers and we now know that he is buried in the cemetery in Klerksdorp. The only thing my family told me was that he had been killed by a sniper whilst going for water and my grandmother had his pipe which was broken in two pieces when he was shot. Everything else I know about him has been as a result of research.
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