Identity
Person No.
45567
Old ROH no.
23662
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Robert Jan
Initials
R J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,811
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Notes
Address: Haaskraal, Potchefstroom. WMBR id 2191
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Potchefstroom" (a Commando, the Boer War-era regiment-equivalent) moved to Regiment; "Boer Forces" (the generic force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
open source ↗
Anglo-Boer War Museum
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
Stories 1
On 2 May 1902 Lt Murray , while out on patrol, was killed near the farm Groenvlei. The patrol made contact with Boers dressed in khaki. Murray mistakenly took them to be native scouts and went forward meet them only to find they were Boers. On discovering his mistake he attempted to make a getaway but was killed by a volley fired by the Boers.
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