Service Details
Name:
 DE WET
Given Name:
 CHRISTIAAN RUDOLF
Initials:
 C R
Service No:
 104934V
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1945-04-15
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Date of Birth:
 1922-08-05
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during the attack on Monte Caprara, Italy
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. J. M. and Dorothea Susanna (nee Viljoen) de Wet, of Pomona Estates, Brentwood Park, Benoni, Transvaal. Brother of Mr. J. M. S. de Wet, of Gothard Avenue, Mayfair West, Johannesburg. Born in Rehoboth, South West Africa. Enlisted straight from school. His brother also died in service
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 VI, K, 7.

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