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Identity
Person No.
1614
Service No.
19503
Last Name
Benson 7
First Name
Josiah
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1887 (±1 yr) 305
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Rank
Labourer
Regiment
South African Native Labour Bureau 1,567
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
15 August 1917 110
Cause of Death
Died of malaria 861
Died of malaria, at Matatiele, on return to South Africa
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Eastern Cape 951
Cemetery
MATATIELE CEMETERY 6
Coordinates
-30.33666, 28.81031
Additional Information
Notes

Attested at Stamford Hill on 6 April 1917

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #1614

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=1614&pdf=1

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