Identity
Person No.
47958
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Roelof Erasmus
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
67
Death Record
Date of Death
Unknown
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died of rheumatism while a prisoner of war, India, Umballa
Military Service
Location
Notes
WMBR id 626. POW number 22070
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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