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Identity
Person No.
41770
Service No.
75343210BA
Last Name
Van Rooyen 53
First Name
Gerhardus Cornilus
Initials
G C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 390
Age at Death
17
Military Service
Rank
Signaller
Regiment
South African Corps of Signals 275
Unit
Army Gymnasium 14
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Medical Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
25 July 1977 96
Cause of Death
Died in Private Vehicle Accident 168
Died in Private Vehicle Accident, while on a 7 day pass
Grave Reference
Suspected to be buried in Upington 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,574
Cemetery
VRYHEID CEMETERY 37
Coordinates
-27.78104, 30.79888
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. van Rooyen, of Hlobane, Natal. Husband of Mrs. C. van Rooyen, of Hlobane, Natal.

Citation

MBE LG Sup 7 February 1919 pg. 1943 - "For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa"; MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 pg. 9942

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41770