Identity
Person No.
23695
Service No.
531
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Wilhelmus Rudolph
Initials
J W R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in an operation in the vicinity of El Alamein. The Regiment had been tasked to lift an enemy minefield to create a gap for 69 Bde and an Armoured Bde to pass through. Casualties were inflicted by severe MG fire and artillery bombardment
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. Coenraad Frederick Wilhelmus Johannes and Jacoba Petronella Snyman, of Boom Street, Pietermaritzburg. Born in Estcourt, Natal. A clerk.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project