Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER NEST
Given Name:
 JAMES WILLIAM
Initials:
 J W
Service No:
 P3729
Rank:
 Sergeant Major
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Regiment:
 South African Technical Services Corps
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Unit:
 83 Technical Stores Depot, Grahamstown
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Date of Death:
 1956-12-22
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Date of Birth:
 1912-06-15
Age:
 44
Cause of Death:
 Committed suicide. Shot himself with a 303 rifle.
Additional
Information:
***Has an RAF emblem on headstone
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Eastern Cape
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Cemetery:
 GRAHAMSTOWN NEW CEMETERY
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