Esli Levi de Villiers (1897 - 1916)

Born 21 Jan 1897 in Maclean, Cape Colony

Ancestors

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Union Defence Force 1912 - 1957, World War I South African Army, Infantry, 5th Regiment.

Private Esli Levi de Villiers Died of disease while serving during World War I.

Biography

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

Birth

Name: Elsi Levi de Villiers ^{[1] [2][3]}

Event Date: about 1897 ^{[1] [2]}21 Jan 1897^[3]

Event Place: Maclean, Cape Colony^[3]

Father's Name: Pieter de Villiers of East London, Cape Province ^{[1] [2]} Pieter Daniël Wilhelmus de Villiers ^[3]

Mother’s Name: Johanna de Villiers ^{[1] [2]} Johanna Christina Vogel ^[3]

Baptism

Event date: 28 Feb 1897^[3]

Event Place: Maclean, Cape Colony^[3]

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Marriage

Unmarried^[3]

Military Info

Force number: 4802 ^{[1] [2]}

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

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

Names: E. L. ^{[1] [2]}

Regiment: South African Infantry ^{[1] [2][3]}

Unit: 5th Regt.^[3]

Cemetery: Kenya, VOI cemetery, II. A. 1. ^[1]

Date of death: 20 March 1916 ^{[1] [2][3]}

Certificate of Death on Service

Event Date:

Death

Event Date: 20 March 1916 ^{[1] [2]}

Age: 19 years ^{[1] [2]}

Event Place: East-Africa ^[3]

Cause of death: Died of appendicitis. ^{[1] [2]}

Register of Estate

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Grave

Event Place: Kenya, VOI cemetery, II. A. 1. ^[2]

Note

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 1.13} South African War Graves Project Grave of E. L. 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 2.13} Commonwealth War Graves Commission Grave of Esli Levi de Villiers Seen and entered Nov 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} GENEALOGY OF THE De Villiers FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA. COMPILED BY JUNA MALHERBE & ALET MALAN, HUGUENOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Researched and added Dec 7, 2023, by Desireé Erasmus