Johannes Frederick Britz (1922 - 1942)

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Biography

Union Defence Force 1912 - 1957, World War II South African Army, Artillery, 1 Anti-Tank Regiment

Johannes Frederick Britz was Killed in action during served in WWII.

Johannes Frederick Britz is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

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Name: Johannes Frederick Britz ^[1]

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Brother of Mr. J. H. Britz, of Braamfontein. ^[1]

Military Info

Force number: 46011 ^[1]

Rank: Bombardier ^[1]

Surname: Britz ^[1]

Names: J. F. ^[1]

Regiment: South African Artillery ^[1]

Unit: 1 Anti-Tank Regiment ^[1]

Decorations: M M ^[1]

Citations: LG Sup 24 February 1942 pg. 898 ^[1]

Cemetery: Egypt, El Alamein war cemetery, XXV. F. 22. ^[1]

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Event Date: 11 July 1942 ^[1]

Age: 20 years

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Cause of death: Killed in action. ^[1]

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1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} South African War Graves Project Grave of Johannes Frederick Britz Seen and entered Jan 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz

Note

El Alamein is a town on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. It’s known for a decisive 1942 WWII battle, commemorated in El Alamein War Museum with uniforms and tanks. Desert plants surround El Alamein War Cemetery’s headstones. Just outside town, the German War Memorial is a fortress-like structure with a central obelisk, built over a mass grave. The Italian War Memorial is a tower inscribed inside with names of the dead. Added by Van Heerden-335 December 2020.

• Wikipedia First Battle, History

• Wikipedia Second Battle of El Alamein Added by Van Heerden-335 December 2020.