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Identity
Person No.
20678
Service No.
143220
Last Name
Pretorius 149
First Name
Willem Jansen
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1910 (±1 yr) 308
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
South African Artillery 678
Unit
2 Field Regt. 42
Defence Force
UDF 22,700
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
03 November 1942 122
Cause code
DOW 2,688
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of gunshot wound to skull 2
Died of gunshot wound to skull, whilst a POW
Grave Reference
12. D. 20. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY 75
Coordinates
32.87955, 13.16199
Notes

Son of Jan Frederik Jacobus Pretorius and Maria Cornelia Pretorius; husband of Maria Cornelia Pretorius, of Pretoria West, Transvaal, South Africa.

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