Identity
Person No.
27243
Service No.
136699V
Last Name
First Name
Hendrik Johannes
Initials
H J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received on 23 July, bullet wound to the abdomen, during an attack in the vicinity of Monte Fili
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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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 M. A. P. and Aletta Johanna Venter, of Loop Street, Ladybrand. Husband of Mrs. J. M. Venter, of 5th Avenue, Westdene, Johannesburg. Born in Waterberg area, Transvaal.
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