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Identity
Person No.
44452
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Van der Ryst 1
First Name
Gerhardus Jacobus
Initials
G J
Date of Birth
19 September 1871 132
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
19 February 1900 112
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, Vendusiedrift
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Burgher
Regiment
Potchefstroom 95
Unit
Boer Forces 3,944
Defence Force
BOER 5,172
Boer forces
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes

Address: Groenfontein P O Vlakfontein, Potchefstroom. WMBR id 3304 | Son of Engelbertus Leonardus van der Rijst and Maria Bakker (emigrated from Dordrecht, Holland, 1860, settled Calvinia, Northern Cape); married Martha Jacoba Bezuidenhout; a farmer in the Western Transvaal. Killed 19 Feb 1900 during the Battle of Paardeberg. No descendants.

Research notes


Linda-Lea Olivier (great-great-granddaughter of his parents), ROH story 23 Apr 2016, from his death notice: DOB 19 Sep 1871 (added), Calvinia, Northern Cape; parents emigrated from Dordrecht, Holland, 1860; married Martha Jacoba Bezuidenhout (1875-1931); no descendants; died during the Battle of Paardeberg -- consistent with the existing 'Vendusiedrift'/Potchefstroom Commando record.
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Potchefstroom" (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.

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by Linda-Lea Olivier on 23 April 2016
Gerhardus Jacobus VAN DER RIJST died on 19/2/1900 during the Battle of Paardeberg. He was the son of Engelbertus Leonardus van der Rijst and Maria Bakker. They emigrated from Dordrecht, Holland in 1860 and initially settled in Calvinia, Northern Cape. He was born in Calvinia/the district of Calvinia on 19/9/1871. He was married to Martha Jacoba Bezuidenhout 12/9/1875 -1/2/1931 They did not leave Van der Rijst decendants. His father was deeply involved in the educational field in the ZAR during the Presidency of Pres J S P Paul Kruger. Gerhardus was a farmer in the then Western Transvaal.
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