Service Details
Name:
 COETZEE
Given Name:
 JOHANNES CHRISTIAAN
Initials:
 J C
Service No:
 612624V
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
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Date of Death:
 1945-01-13
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Date of Birth:
 1925-10-05
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an attack by the enemy on the Coy positions at Saligastro. The attack, in the early hours of the morning (at about 0130) on 13 January, was preceded by heavy shelling
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Coetzee, of Holmedene, Standerton, Transvaal. Born in Standerton. A journalist.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III, B, 24.

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