South African Veterinary Corps
Jan Johannes Petrus BRITZ
Dresser
Died 14 October 1918 · Aged 25
His story
Dresser Jan Johannes Petrus BRITZ, no. 1074, died on 14 October 1918, aged twenty-five, and is buried at Kimberley (West End) Cemetery. His parents are named as Jan T. and Dina H. Britz of Gamka West, Calitzdorp. No source yet consulted establishes the cause of death; the date alone does not prove influenza.
Before the war
- Nationality
- South African service
- Family
- Son of Jan T. and Dina H. Britz, of Gamka West, Calitzdorp, Cape Province.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Dresser
- Service number
- 1074
- Corps or service
- South African Veterinary Corps
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 14 October 1918
- Age
- 25
- Cemetery or memorial
- KIMBERLEY (WEST END) CEMETERY
- Grave reference
- Bl. G. Row F. 5. DR Sect.
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Jan Johannes Petrus Britz”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/sa_jan_johannes_petrus_britz/.
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