Identity
Person No.
24218
Service No.
26622
Last Name
First Name
Peter Jacobus De Wet
Initials
P J D W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,688
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in a Composite Coy attack on positions to the front which began at 0400. However, heavy enemy fire and mounting casualties resulted in the Coy being withdrawn under a smoke screen supplied by the Artillery. The Regiment was holding positions at Gazala, at the time
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of James and Margaret E. Steyn, of Ottoshoop, Transvaal. Born in Douglas, Cape Province. A clerk. He was unmarried.
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