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Identity
Person No.
47755
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Willemse 26
First Name
Burgert Christiaan Daniël Willemse
Initials
B C D W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1853 (±1 yr) 44
Age at Death
47
Death Record
Date of Death
04 September 1900 125
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died of disease 859
Died of pneumonie while a prisoner of war, En route to Ceylon
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Burgher
Regiment
Prisoner of War 829
Unit
Boer Forces 3,944
Defence Force
BOER 5,172
Boer forces
Location
Country
Sri Lanka 186
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
En route to Ceylon
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes

WMBR id 829. POW number 9391. Mongolian

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Prisoner of War" (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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