In Memory Of
STRYDOM, GERT JOHANNES
Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
311
Rank:
Private
Unit:
5th
Regiment:
South African Mounted Brigade
Date of Death:
1915-07-01
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, clash at Otavifontein. This was the last skirmish of significance in the 1914/15 campaign in South West Africa
Commemoration
Cemetery:
OTAVIFONTEIN CEMETERY
Country:
Namibia
Additional Information
Son of Jan Fredrick and Hester Catharina Strydom. Husband of Martha Maria Hendrina Strydom, of Omecht, Malansport, District Lindley. Born Calitzdorp, Cape Province. A farmer.
