Name: |
VILJOEN |
Given Name: |
JACOBUS SCHALK |
Initials: |
J S |
Service No: |
84686 |
Rank: |
PrivateOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces |
Unit: |
1stOther Casualties from this Unit |
Former Regiment: |
RLI |
Date of Death: |
1942-07-06Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1916-08-22 |
Age: |
25 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, during the rearguard action at the El Alamein bottle neck, while covering the retreat of the 8th Army from Bir Hacheim. He was initially posted as Missing, believed Killed |
Additional Information: |
Son of Petrus C. Z. and Petronella Viljoen; husband of Anna Susanna C. Viljoen, of De Wet Street, Krugersdorp, Transvaal. Born in Bethulie, Orange Free State. A chauffeur. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2019-02-10