Sapper Joseph Benjamin van Heerden (I92)

1907 - 1943  (36 years)

• Name	Joseph Benjamin van Heerden  [1, 2, 3]
  	Other names, Josef Benjamin, Jozef Benjamin.
  Title	Sapper
  Birth	5 Jul 1907
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	South African Railways. Official.
  MLTS	25 Nov 1943
  	WWII. South African Engineer Corps. Sapper, Service numeber 172341. Died on active service
  Death	25 Nov 1943	Hospital Johannesburg, Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  	Osteoyelitis Frontal Bone & Cerebral Abcess.
  Burial	Cemetery, West Park, Montgomery Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  	Commonwealth War Graves - World War II
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  Person ID	I92	van Heerden
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Pieter Schalk van Heerden,   b. 1859, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1921 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Maria Magdalena van der Merwe
  Family ID	F1967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Wilhelmina Coetzer,   b. 13 Sep 1903   d. 21 Jul 1967, Hospital, Harrismith, Free State, South Africa (Age 63 years)  [3]
  Marriage	8 Apr 1930	Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 9 months - She : 26 years and 7 months.
  Notes	Children given in STAMREGISTER 1701 - 2010 is 1. Erasmus Stephanus 1911, 2. Hester Sophia Aletta 1914, 3. Susanna Petronella 1915 The children listed in the death certificate of Susanna Wilhelmina Coetzer are as follow, 1. Magdalena Wilhelmina, married to Pieter Andries Dreyer. 2. Maria Catharina, married to Willem Alexander Ackerman.
  Children	1. Magdalena Wilhelmina van Heerden,   b. Abt 1931 m. Pieter Andries Dreyer   2. Maria Catharina van Heerden,   b. Abt 1933 m. Willem Alexander Ackerman
  Documents		Josef Benjamin van Heerden & Susanna Wilhelmina Coetzer Marriage certificate.
  Family ID	F343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 8 Apr 1930 - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Death - 25 Nov 1943 - Hospital Johannesburg, Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Burial - - Cemetery, West Park, Montgomery Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Josef Benjamin van Heerden & Susanna Wilhelmina Coetzer Marriage certificate.

  
  

  Headstones	2 Headstones
  	Sapper Josef Benjamin van Heerden (5 Jul 1907 - 25 Nov 1943). Son of Pieter Schalk & Maria Magdalena (van der Merwe) van Heerden. Husband of Susanna Wilhelmina (Coetzer) van Heerden.
  	Sapper Josef Benjamin van Heerden (5 Jul 1907 - 25 Nov 1943). Son of Pieter Schalk & Maria Magdalena (van der Merwe) van Heerden. Husband of Susanna Wilhelmina (Coetzer) van Heerden.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] South Africa War Graves Project. [S5] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission. [S1] Dr Petronella van Heerden/Francois van Heerden, STAMREGISTER 1701 - 2010, 936.