Identity
Person No.
26891
Service No.
4684
Last Name
First Name
Gert Petrus
Initials
G P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received 12th October 1916. The 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Johanna Aleta van Niekerk, of Farm Broughton, Frans Hoek, District Doordrecht. On Cathcart War Memorial
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project