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Identity
Person No.
41745
Service No.
90068867CC
Last Name
Douw 1
First Name
Gerrit
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1971 (±1 yr) 213
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Cape Corps 43
Unit
1 SA Cape Corps, Training Unit 4
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Medical Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
05 June 1991 96
Cause of Death
Died of malaria 861
Died of malaria, at 1 Mil Hospital
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried in Steynsburg 3
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Grandson of Mrs. M. Douw, of Protea Street, Westdene, Steynsburg, Eastern Cape. Both his parents had died.

Citation

MBE LG Sup 7 February 1919 pg. 1943 - "For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa"; MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 pg. 9942

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41745

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=41745&pdf=1

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