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Identity
Person No.
26695
Service No.
78571
Last Name
Van Der Spuy 9
First Name
John Robert
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1921 (±1 yr) 699
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Lance Bombardier
Regiment
South African Artillery 678
Unit
3 Field Regt. 66
Defence Force
UDF 22,700
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
27 August 1943 112
Cause code
POW 1,365
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died at Baronne Hospital 1
Died at Baronne Hospital, Foggia, Italy, whilst a POW
Grave Reference
Column 114. 16
Location
Country
Egypt 2,947
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL 1,284
Coordinates
30.83823, 28.94696
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.

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