Viljoen, Benjamin Johannes (bennie)

Identity

Person No.

27343

Service No.

145240

Last Name

Viljoen 91

First Name

Benjamin Johannes (bennie)

Initials

B J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1914 (±1 yr) 423

Age at Death

28

Military Service

Rank

Private

Regiment

Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 61

Unit

1st 962

Defence Force

UDF 22,700

Union Defence Force

Death Record

Date of Death

26 March 1942 105

Cause code

DOW 2,685

Died of wounds

Cause of Death

Died of wounds 2,392

Died of wounds, received in air raid on train

Grave Reference

14. C. 9. 1

Location

Country

Egypt 2,947

Locality

Unknown

Cemetery

HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY 382

Coordinates

31.54956, 25.16047

Notes

Son of Benjamin Johannes and Wilhelmina Jacoba Viljoen, of Robertson, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Boesmans River. On Montague, Western Cape War Memorial

Citations

Unknown

External References

South African War Graves Project

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Viljoen, Benjamin Johannes (bennie) (B J)