Petzer, Willem Petrus

Identity

Person No.

37112

Service No.

3311(F)

Last Name

Petzer 5

First Name

Willem Petrus

Initials

W P

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1898 (±1 yr) 515

Age at Death

21

Military Service

Rank

Constable

Regiment

South African Police 3,728

Unit

34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div 21

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

29 April 1919 112

Cause of Death

Died of disease 376

Died of Medical Reason, Spanish Influenza

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110

Location

Country

South Africa 18,422

Locality

Gauteng 9,446

Cemetery

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MEMORIAL, PRETORIA (UNION BUILDINGS) 3,114

Additional Information

Notes

ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994. Estate file reference: MHG 40442, dated 1919, for Willem Petrus PETZER, spouse: Elizabeth Magdalena (maiden name VAN DER WESTHUIZEN), in the National Archives, Pretoria

Citation

LG Sup 22 August 1918 as 133 Battery Sergeant Major 12th Citizen Battery

External Source

South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984). https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=14414

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #37112

Petzer, Willem Petrus (W P)