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We remember John Wetherstone
We remember John Wetherstone
Timeline
Timeline
1916
service
South African Services
Private
7269
2nd South African Infantry
Fought at Delville Wood
Source:9206859
July 1916
1916
death
Killed in Action
Killed in action in the attack on Snag and Tail Trenches.
Butte de Warlencourt
France
Source:9201753
Source:9466876
12th October 1916
burial
Pas de Calais
United Kingdom
I. K. 29.
Source:9201753
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | John |
| Initials | J |
| Last Name | Wetherstone |
| Source | 9201752 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African Services | 7269 | 2nd South African Infantry | Fought at Delville Wood | Private |
Media
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Delville Wood Memorial, Pretoria, South Africa."This bronze group is a replica of that which surmounts the South African National Memorial erected in Delville Wood, France. To the Memory of South Africans who died in the Great War 1914-1918"Contributed by:
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SOE Memorial, Johannesburg, South Africa"In Memory of The Officers, NCO’s and Men of the 3rd SA Infantry Transvaal Regiment who fell during the battle of the Somme in October (This cross erected in 1917 at the Butte De Warlencourt was presented by the Surviving Officers, NCO’s and Men of the 3rd S.A.I Transvaal and Rhodesian Regt.)"Contributed by:
DR117137
Communities
Communities
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South Africans buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, FranceMore about South Africans buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, France
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South Africans at Delville Wood, Somme, July 1916More about South Africans at Delville Wood, Somme, July 1916
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Guy74824 | |
| South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription | Guy74824 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| South African War Graves Project | DR117137 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Insignia | DR117137 | |
| Delville Wood Memorial, Pretoria, South Africa. | DR117137 | |
| SOE Memorial, Johannesburg, South Africa | DR117137 |
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