Paulus Stephanus Marx (1920 - 1944)

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Union Defence Force 1912 - 1957, World War II South African Army, Special Service Battalion.

Paulus Stephanus Marx Died in Service during served in WWII, died in 1944.

Biography

Paulus Stephanus Marx is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Paulus Stephanus Marx ^{[1] [2]}

Event date: 17 October 1920

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Father's Name: Son of Samuel Johannes and Hester C. Marx, of P.O. Ruiterbosch, Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa. Born in Mossel Bay. A labourer. He was unmarried. On Mossel Bay War Memorial, Western Cape. ^[1]

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Military Info

Force number: 181127V ^{[1] [2]}

Rank: Corporal ^{[1] [2]}

Surname: Marx ^{[1] [2]}

Names: P. S. ^{[1] [2]}

Regiment: South African Service Battalion, S.A. Forces ^{[1] [2]}

Cemetery: Italy, Florence war cemetery, XI. F. 5. ^[1]

Death

Event Date: 26 July 1944 ^{[1] [2]}

Age: 23 years

Event Place: Italy, Florence war cemetery, XI. F. 5. ^[2]

Cause of death: Died of wounds, received in action during engagements with enemy Tiger tanks in the vicinity of Mercatale. ^{[1] [2]}

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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 P. S. Marx Seen and entered Jan 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Grave of P. S. Marx Seen and entered Jan 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz