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Identity
Person No.
20678
Service No.
143220
Last Name
Pretorius 78
First Name
Willem Jansen
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1910 (±1 yr) 308
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
South African Artillery 678
Unit
2 Field Regt. 42
Death Record
Date of Death
03 November 1942 111
Cause of Death
Died of gunshot wound to skull 2
Died of gunshot wound to skull, whilst a POW
Grave Reference
12. D. 20. 1
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY 75
Coordinates
32.87955, 13.16199
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Jan Frederik Jacobus Pretorius and Maria Cornelia Pretorius; husband of Maria Cornelia Pretorius, of Pretoria West, Transvaal, South Africa.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #20678

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=20678&pdf=1

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