Service Details
Name:
 DE LA REY
Given Name:
 PIETER ADOLF
Initials:
 P A
Service No:
 38903
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1940-12-24
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Date of Birth:
 1914-05-02
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, near Piet Retief, while on duty. He had been detailed to proceed to Piet Retief for picquet duty and was killed on his return
Additional
Information:
Son of Johannes D. and Petronella J. de la Rey, of Klerksdorp; husband of M. de la Rey, of 11 Barend Street, Klerksdorp. Born in Klerksdorp. A painter.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 North West Province
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Cemetery:
 KLERKSDORP CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave E. 411.

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