Martin de Villiers (abt. 1914 - 1942)

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Union Defence Force 1912-1957, World War II South African Army, South African Indian and Malay Corps.

Martin de Villiers was Killed in action during served in WWI, died in 1942.

Biography

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

Birth

Name: Martin de Villiers ^{[1] [2]}

Event Date: about 1914 ^{[1] [2]}

Event Place: Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Father's Name: Son of Martin and Anna de Villiers, of Fordsburg, Johannesburg. Born Johannesburg. A mason. ^{[1] [2]}

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Groom: Martin de Villiers

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Military Info

Force number: M/11762 ^{[1] [2]}

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

Surname: de Villiers ^{[1] [2]}

Names: M. ^{[1] [2]}

Regiment: Indian and Malay Corps, South African Forces ^{[1] [2]}

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Cemetery: Egypt, El Alamein war memorial, Column 158. ^[1]

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Death

Event Date: 20 June 1942 ^{[1] [2]}

Age: 28 years ^{[1] [2]}

Event Place: Egypt, El Alamein memorial ^{[1] [2]}

Cause of death: Killed in action ^{[1] [2]}

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Grave

Event Place: Egypt, El Alamein memorial, Column 158 ^[2]

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.

Sources

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 Memorial of M de Villiers Seen and entered Nov 2023 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 2.11 2.12} Commonwealth War Graves Memorial of M de Villiers Seen and entered Nov 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz