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Identity
Person No.
19541
Service No.
2104
Last Name
First Name
Wessel Michael Smuts
Initials
W M S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
NAT 763
Natural causes
Cause of Death
Died of natural causes, at military hospital, Nairobi
Military Service
Rank
Driver
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UK 4,066
British forces
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Notes

Son of Charles and Johanna Dorothea Owen, of Church Street, Uitenhage. Husband of Susan Violet Owen, of 3, Bishop Street, Uitenhage, Cape Province. Born Uitenhage. A mechanical engineer

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "East African Mechanical Transport Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.

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