Identity
Person No.
26695
Service No.
78571
Last Name
First Name
John Robert
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Bombardier
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 114.
Notes
Son of Albert John Cloete and Olga J. van der Spuy; grandson of Mrs. J. L. Bertram, of Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Johannesburg. A lineman for Victoria Falls Power Company Ltd.
Research notes
Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 2 1939-1945 Lance Bombardier J.R. van der Spuy) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
open source ↗
World War 2 1939-1945 Lance Bombardier J.R. van der Spuy
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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