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Charles Benjamin de Villiers (1958 - 1978)

Charles Benjamin de Villiers
Born in Middelburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africamap
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Died at age 20 [location unknown]
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Biography

This profile is for the South Africans that give their lives in the South African Border War from 26 August 1966 to 15 January 1990
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Charles Benjamin de Villiers Died in Military Service during South African Bush War 26 August 1966 - 15 January 1990.
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Charles Benjamin de Villiers is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Charles Benjamin de Villiers [1][2]
Event Date: 18 April 1958 [1][2]
Event Place: Middelburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa[2]
Father's Name: Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. de Villiers, of Mountainview, Pretoria. [1]Gysbert Samuel de Villiers[2]
Mother's Name: Anna Magdalena Bekker[2]

Baptism

Event date: 17 Aug 1958[2]
Event Place: Carolina[2]
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Marriage

Unmarried[2]
Occupation: Chemical operator[2]

Membership

Event date:
Event Place:

Military Info

Force number: 74385501BG [1]
Rank: Lance Corporal [1]
Surname: de Villiers [1]
Names: C. B. [1]
Regiment: South African Infantry Corps [1]
Unit: 1 South African Infantry Battalion [1]
Cemetery: South Africa, Transvaal, Pretoria, SADF wall of remembrance at the Voortrekker Monument. [1]

Death

Event Date: 5 June 1978 [1][2]
Age: 20 years [1]
Cause of death: Died in Military Vehicle Accident, on the Bloemfontein - Bultfontein Road, 2 Ratel AFVs collided, one overturned. [1][2]

Grave

Event Place: no grave found yet [1]

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 Charles Benjamin de Villiers Seen and entered Dec 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 GENEALOGY OF THE De Villiers FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA. COMPILED BY JUNA MALHERBE & ALET MALAN, HUGUENOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Researched and added Dec 1, 2023 by Desireé Erasmus




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