Cornelius Ernustus de Villiers (1884 - 1916)

Born 30 Oct 1884 in Caledon, Cape Colony

Ancestors

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Biography

Private Cornelius Ernustus de Villiers was Killed in Action during World War I.

LEST WE FORGET

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

Birth

Name: Cornelius Eustus de Villiers ^{[1] [2]}Cornelius Ernustus de Villiers ^[3]Cornelius Ernestus de Villiers^[4]

Event Date: 30 October 1884^[3][4]

Event Place: Caledon, Cape Colony^[3]

Father's Name: Mr B. de Villiers ^[1] Barend Johannes Jeremias de Villiers ^[4]

Mother’s Name: Mrs. M. L. de Villiers ^[1] Magdalena Alberta Germishuysen ^[4]

Parents were from Greyton, Cape Province, South Africa. Native of Caledon, Cape Province. ^[1]

Baptism

Event date: 16 Nov 1884^[3]

Event Place: Caledon, Cape Colony^[3]

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Military Info

Force number: 13229 ^{[1] [2]}

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

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

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

Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) ^{[1] [2]}

Unit: 5th Battalion ^{[1] [2]}

Cemetery: Belguim, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Larch wood (railway cutting) V. C. 2. ^[1]

Death

Event Date: 6 June 1916 ^{[1] [2][4]}

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Event Place:

Cause of death: Killed in Action ^{[1] [2]}First World War^[4]

Grave

Event Place: Belguim, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Larch wood (railway cutting) V. C. 2. ^[2]

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 Grave of C. E. de Villiers Seen and entered Dec 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Commonwealth War Graves Grave of C. E. de Villiers Seen and entered Dec 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970," database with images, FamilySearch Baptism Cornelius Ernustus de Villiers 16 Nov 1883: 11 May 2023, > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Researched and added Dec 6, 2023, by Desireé Erasmus
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5}
   • GENEALOGY OF THE De Villiers FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA. COMPILED BY JUNA MALHERBE & ALET MALAN, HUGUENOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Researched and added Dec 6, 2023, by Desireé Erasmus