Identity
Person No.
47942
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Johann Hendrik van Wyk
Initials
J H W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
51
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died of Hittesteek while a prisoner of war, En route to POW camps in India
Military Service
Location
Notes
WMBR id 640. POW number none. Jhansi
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.
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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