Identity
Person No.
43850
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Gert
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action at Wagon Point, Battle of Platrand, during the failed British effort to conference/re-take the gun emplacement (the Boers "had also lost Gert Wessels in the attack")
Military Service
Location
Notes
Address: Maritzdrif Harrismith. WMBR id 3906
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Harrismith Commando" (a Commando, the Boer War-era regiment-equivalent) moved to Regiment; "Boer Forces" (the generic force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
open source ↗
Anglo-Boer War Museum
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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