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Identity
Person No.
18981
Service No.
105483
Last Name
Nortje 16
First Name
William Johannes
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1907 (±1 yr) 203
Age at Death
35
Military Service
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
South African Artillery 678
Unit
2 Field Regt. 42
Death Record
Date of Death
13 June 1942 89
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during the German advance that preceded the Fall of Tobruk eight days later
Grave Reference
2. E. 17. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY 175
Coordinates
32.02469, 23.96469
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Charles H. and Susan M. Nortje; husband of Annie K. Nortje, of 201 Jeppe Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Burghersdorp, Cape Province. A vulcaniser. He had no children.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #18981

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=18981&pdf=1

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