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Identity
Person No.
18538
Service No.
13020
Last Name
Nel
98
First Name
William Jacobus
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1898
(±1 yr)
515
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
South African Infantry
5,581
Unit
2nd Regt.
1,352
Death Record
Date of Death
20 September 1917
439
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Grave Reference
Panel 15 - 16 and 16A.
557
Location
Country
Belgium
1,445
Locality
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
838
Cemetery
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
644
Coordinates
50.8521, 2.89138
Additional Information
Notes
Only son of John Hendrick Nel and Johanna Elena Nel.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #18538