Identity
Person No.
4531
Service No.
32545V
Last Name
First Name
William John
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in battle accident, motor cycle accident near Puzzola, Italy
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Mechanised Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Witwatersrand Rifles, formed 1 May 1903. Active Citizen Force regiment through WWI/WWII/Border War (1970-1994 Border War operations). Renamed Bambatha Rifles 2019. Needs further research on Regiment de la Rey naming/merger history.
Notes
Son of William Charles and Janet Adelaine Cottam, of Sterkfontein Road, Krugersdorp. Born Krugersdorp, Transvaal. A medical student prior to enlistment
Citations
LG Sup 14 May 1948 pg. 2920
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