Identity
Person No.
48241
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Marthinus Johannes
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
64
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,365
Died as prisoner of war
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
Notes
WMBR id 344. POW number 1535
Research notes
Cemetery/Locality set 22 Aug 2026: all Boer POWs who died on St Helena (1900-1902) were buried at the purpose-built Baptist cemetery at Knollcombes, Longwood (sainthelenaisland.info; St Helena National Trust Education Pack 4.3). Individual grave number not set — the two 1913/1902 monument obelisks index names to grave numbers but no digitised list could be found (checked WMBR, Find a Grave cemetery 2381789, graves-at-eggsa.org).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
Anglo-Boer War Museum
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Saint Helena Island Info
Identifies Knollcombes (Baptist cemetery, Longwood) as the burial site for all Boer POWs who died on St Helena.
- South African War Graves Project
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