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Identity
Person No.
37216
Service No.
7186(M)
Last Name
Pretorius 78
First Name
Marthinus Wessel
Initials
M W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1896 (±1 yr) 592
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
South African Police 4,489
Unit
25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div 58
Secondary Unit
Police
Death Record
Date of Death
06 November 1918 115
Cause of Death
Died of influenza 916
Died of Spanish Influenza
Grave Reference
VAALKRANS, DISTRICT FRANKFORT CEMETERY 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Free State 728
Cemetery
FRANKFORT CEMETERY 4
Coordinates
-27.28813, 28.49348
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Willem Johannes and Martha Elizabeth Pretorius. 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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