Identity
Person No.
27361
Service No.
84686
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Schalk
Initials
J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during the rearguard action at the El Alamein bottle neck, while covering the retreat of the 8th Army from Bir Hacheim. He was initially posted as Missing, believed Killed
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Petrus C. Z. and Petronella Viljoen; husband of Anna Susanna C. Viljoen, of De Wet Street, Krugersdorp, Transvaal. Born in Bethulie, Orange Free State. A chauffeur.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project