David Stephanus de Villiers (1895 - 1916)

Born 27 Sep 1895 in Parys, Oranje Vrijstaat

Ancestors

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Biography

Union Defence Force 1912 - 1957, World War I South African Army, Infantry, 12th Regiment.

Private David Stephanus de Villiers was Killed in Action during World War I.

LEST WE FORGET

David Stephanus de Villiers is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: David Stephanus de Villiers ^[1][2]

Event Date: 27 Sept 1895^[2]

Event Place: Parys, Oranje Vrijstaat^[2]

Father's Name: Stephanus Petrus Jacobus de Villiers^[2]

Mother’s Name: Salomina Maria Senekal^[2]

Son of Stephen Pierre Jacques de Villiers / Stephanus Petrus Jacobus de Villiers and Salmina Maria de Villiers, of Parys, Orange Free State. ^[1]

Baptism

Event date: 3 Nov 1895^[2]

Event Place: Parys, Oranje Vrijstaat^[2]

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Marriage

Unmarried^[2]

Military Info

Force number: 9539

Rank: Private ^[1][2]

Surname: de Villiers ^[1]

Names: D. S. ^[1]

Regiment: South African Infantry ^[1]

Unit: 12th Regiment ^{[1] [2]}

Cemetery: Tanzania, Moshi cemetery, II. B. 14. ^[1]

Death

Event Date: 19 March 1916 ^[1]on Sunday^[2]

Age:

Event Place: op die slagveld in Duits-Oos-Afrika^[2]

Cause of death: Killed in action, at Rasthaus Hill ^[1]

Grave

Event Place:

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} South African War Graves Project Grave of D. S. de Villiers Seen and entered Dec 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
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   • GENEALOGY OF THE De Villiers FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA. COMPILED BY JUNA MALHERBE & ALET MALAN, HUGUENOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Researched and added Dec 6, 2023 by Desireé Erasmus