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Identity
Person No.
37206
Service No.
7543(F)
Last Name
Pretorius 78
First Name
Barend Jacobus
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1893 (±1 yr) 494
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
South African Police 4,489
Unit
44 Dist (Pretoria Depot) Tvl Div 39
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
20 October 1918 167
Cause of Death
Died of influenza 916
Died of Spanish Influenza
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 3,110
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE MEMORIAL, PRETORIA (UNION BUILDINGS) 3,114
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Frederick Johannes and Maria Hester Catharine Pretorius, of Matjesvlei, District Calitzdorp. A farmer. ref. Gallantry Awards of the South African Police 1913-1994.

Citation

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

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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