Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Gruning (1913 - 1947)

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Union Defence Force 1912 - 1957, World War II South African Army, Umvoti Mounted Rifles.

Private Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Gruning Died in Service during served in WWII, died in 1947.

Biography

Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Gruning is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Grüning ^{[1] [2]}

Event date: 11 Mar 1913 ^{[1] [2]}

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Father's Name: Willem Johannes von Grüning

Mother's Name: Aletta Willemina Cecilia Jacoba van Aswegen

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Marriage

Groom: Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Grüning ^{[3] [1] [2]}

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Bride: Catharina P. von Grüning

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Military Info

Force number: 5593 ^{[1] [2]}

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

Surname: von Grüning ^{[1] [2]}

Names: D. C. J. ^{[1] [2]}

Regiment: Umvoti Mounted Rifles, SA Forces ^{[1] [2]}

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Cemetery: South Africa, Northern Cape, Kimberley (West End) cemetery, D>R>C. Sect. BI. Q. row D. grave 231. ^[1]

Information of Death

Event Place: Kimberley ^[3]

Death

Event Date: 4 Oct 1947 ^{[3] [1] [2]}

Age: 34 years

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Cause of death: Died in Motor Vehicle Accident, after discharge, intoxicated and suffered several skull fractures when he accidently stepped out of a motor vehicle while it was moving. ^{[1] [2]}

Grave

Event Place: South Africa, Northern Cape, Kimberley (West End) cemetery, D>R>C. Sect. BI. Q. row D. grave 231. ^[2]

• Estate info Cape Province, 6807/1949

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} South African War Graves Project Grave of Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Grüning Researched and entered Apr 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Commonwealth War Graves Grave of Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Grüning Researched and entered Apr 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch Information of death of Dawid Christiaan Jacobus von Grüning: 3 December 2019, 1948, > Kimberley > image 15 of 1430; National Archives, Pretoria. Researched and entered Apr 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz