Identity
Person No.
48458
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Jacob Pieter Minnaar
Initials
J P M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Unknown
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died of cerebro-spinal meningitis while a prisoner of war, Groenpunt
Military Service
Location
Notes
WMBR id 126. POW number 5778
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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