Identity
Person No.
26883
Service No.
329884V
Last Name
First Name
Christoffel Johannes
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during an attack over the river Panaro at Camposanto, Italy
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
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. A. W. van Niekerk, of Fox Street, Fairview, Johannesburg. Husband of Mrs. L. M. van Niekerk, of Janie Street, Johannesburg. Born in Potchefstroom. A Steward by trade
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