Service Details
Name:
 BESTER
Given Name:
 MARTHINUS (MARTIN) JOHANNES
Initials:
 M J
Service No:
 193163V
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
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Former Regiment:
 formerly South African Engineer Corps
Date of Death:
 1944-07-26
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Date of Birth:
 1921-06-10
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during the advance toward Mercatale
Additional
Information:
Son of Hermanus Bernadus Jacobus and Susanna Sachanah Bester (nee Nel), of Hlobane, Natal. Born in Hlobane. An electrician. He was unmarried.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III. E. 1.

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