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Identity
Person No.
26660
Service No.
591877V
Last Name
Van Der Merwe 126
First Name
Willem Jacobus
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1927 (±1 yr) 100
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 151
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 22,700
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
16 April 1945 142
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,230
Killed in action, during the attack on Monte Caprara, Italy
Grave Reference
III, D, 19. 1
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY 401
Coordinates
44.14397, 11.16183
Notes

Son of Sarel Johannes and Alleta Johana van der Merwe, of Lilian Road, Fordsburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal. Born Germiston. A clicker before he enlisted.

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