Identity
Person No.
24585
Service No.
146320V
Last Name
First Name
Jurie Johannes
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, multiple shrapnel wounds to his chest and leg, received during the attack on Monte Fili, Italy. He was wounded on the 22nd July and died a few days later, on the 25th
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Mechanised Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Witwatersrand Rifles, formed 1 May 1903. Active Citizen Force regiment through WWI/WWII/Border War (1970-1994 Border War operations). Renamed Bambatha Rifles 2019. Needs further research on Regiment de la Rey naming/merger history.
Notes
Son of Mrs. Aletta Johanna Swart, of the farm "Melkbos", Bredasdorp Dist., Cape Province. Born in Bredasdorp. Was a farmer.
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