Identity
Person No.
48345
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Willem Theodorus V/d Berg
Initials
W T V B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died of appendicitis while a prisoner of war, Hospitals Woodstock, Wynberg and on board ships in harbour
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Hospitals Woodstock, Wynberg and on board ships in harbour
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
WMBR id 239. POW number 28121. SS Columbian, Durban-hawe
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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