Identity
Person No.
43996
Old ROH no.
35173
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Lourens
Initials
C L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Notes
Address: Gelnconnor. WMBR id 3760
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Smuts 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 ↗
Stories 2
Cornelius Vermaas killed ABW Born : 2 Okt 1880 Killed :2 Okt 1901[on his 21st birthday!] at Kirkwood easten cape Gen. Smuts comm. Grave : Uitenhage Dirk Schellingerhout
Cornelius Vermaas moes saam met sy 2 makkers [Rittenberg & van Onselen] verkeningswerk gaan doen was in Kakieklere ,het hulle vasgeloop in Britse mag en is doodgeskiet op Osberg ,Brakkefontein in Kirkwood distr. Die jong man het op sy 21st vejaarsdag gesterf weg van sy geliefdes. VIR VRYHEID EN REG....ONS KAN HULLE NIE VERGEET NIE.
Dedications 1
Hierdie jong held sterf op sy 21st verjaarsdag.Hy het die bitter koue van die Stormberge oorleef om as held in die Ooskaap te sterf. MAG SY GEDAGTENIS VOOORTLEEF>>>> Dirk Schellingerhout