Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER MESCHT
Given Name:
 PETRUS JOHANNES
Initials:
 P J
Service No:
 702453
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1943-08-31
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Age:
 37
Cause of Death:
 Committed suicide, gun shot wound, self inflicted
Additional
Information:
Son of Martinus Johannes van der Mescht, of Rooihoogte, Uitenhage. Husband of Margaret Elizabeth van der Mescht, of Cradock Street, Uitenhage. Born Uitenhage. A mason.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Eastern Cape
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Cemetery:
 PORT ELIZABETH (SOUTH END) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 H Extension. Grave 10N.

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