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Identity
Person No.
2333
Service No.
13832
Last Name
Bouwer 24
First Name
Johannes
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1923 (±1 yr) 540
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
13 July 1942 123
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Artillery 719
Unit
1 Lt. Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY 528
Grave Reference
IV. C. 18. 1
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 OSM
Memorial
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Names on Grave
Memorial
El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates
30.83819, 28.94707 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Grave
On the panel
IV. C. 18.
Notes

Son of Johan G. and Magtel M. Bouwer, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa.

Research notes

Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 2 1939-1945 Gunner J. Bouwer) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/

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