Service Details
Name:
PELSER
Given Name:
WILLEM JACOBUS
Initials:
W J
Service No:
84215
Rank:
Private
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Regiment:
Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces
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Unit:
"A" Coy.
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Unit 2:
attd. Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
1942-02-11
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Date of Birth:
1919-06-27
Age:
22
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an air attack on the "A" Coy. positions, in the vicinity of Acroma, by 3 enemy aircraft at about 14:00
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. H. J. Pelser, of 11 Joubert Street, Krugersdorp. Born Durban. A monumental mason. He was unmarried.
Commemoration
Country:
Libya
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Cemetery:
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA
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Grave Reference:
5. G. 7.

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