In Memory Of

VAN WYK, ABRAHAM CHRISTOFFEL

Service Details
Age:
28
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
866
Rank:
Private
Unit:
3rd
Regiment:
South African Horse
Date of Death:
1916-05-08
Cause of Death:
Missing, Presumed Killed in action. He was part of a patrol approx. four miles south of Kondoa Irangi, East Africa, that was attacked. When the area was later examined, two graves were noted, Lt Smith and Lehmkuihl. It was later discovered that Lemhkuihl was in hospital at the time and did not take part in the engagement. It was presumed that the grave was that of Van Wyk who could have been in possession of papers belonging to Lehmkuihl and was incorrectly identified. An exhumation was requested but no further info is available at this time
Commemoration
Cemetery:
NAIROBI BRITISH AND INDIAN MEMORIAL
Country:
Kenya
Additional Information
Son of Andries Jacobus van Wyk and Anna Magrietha van Wyk, of Hartebeestfontein, Transvaal. Born Lindley, Orange Free State. A stock and grain farmer.