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Van Der Walt, Johannes Christiaan. Burger 9 years 7 months ago #38410

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Van Der Walt, Johannes Christiaan. Burger 8 years 10 months ago #45287

QSAMIKE Offline Senior Member Posts: 5837 Thank you received: 1927	Good Evening Everyone...... Just purchased, waiting to do Jiffy Bag Dance...... Any further information would be greatly appreciated...... Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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Van Der Walt, Johannes Christiaan. Burger 8 years 10 months ago #45289

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Hi Mike
I will look him up on the Boer Museum website, (it is under maintenance at the moment).
But the SA National Archives have this man:

This may be his death file in 1937.
If it is, his wife's name was Elsie Margrietha Kruger

DEPOT VAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 02
REFERENCE 29002
PART 1
DESCRIPTION VAN DER WALT, JOHANNES CHRISTIAAN. EGGENOTE: ELSIE MARGRIETHA
(GEBORE KRUGER).
STARTING 19370000
ENDING 19370000

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Adrian

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Van Der Walt, Johannes Christiaan. Burger 8 years 10 months ago #45291

QSAMIKE Offline Senior Member Posts: 5837 Thank you received: 1927	Thankyou Adrian...... Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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Van Der Walt, Johannes Christiaan. Burger 8 years 10 months ago #45294

Adrian123456 Offline Senior Member Posts: 335 Thank you received: 275	Hi Mike Boer Museum database has this man from Smithfield: Surname VAN DER WALT Name JOHANNES Age 26 Address TWYFELFONTEIN District SMITHFIELD Where Captured HOPETOWN When Captured 1901/02/23 Camp Ahmednagar Country Indië Ship (To) HAWARDEN Ship (Back) Number 17434 Ref ID 16516
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Van Der Walt, Johannes Christiaan. Burger 8 years 9 months ago #45300

QSAMIKE Offline Senior Member Posts: 5837 Thank you received: 1927	Does the Smithfield mean that he served in the Smithfield Commando????? If so is there a way to find out what and where the commando served????? Thanks Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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