Cornelius Johannes Cloete (abt. 1899 - 1918)

Born about 1899 in Sterkstroom, Cape Colony

Died 11 Nov 1918 at about age 19 in France

Biography

Private S A Medical Corps No SN 18036 and died age 20, brother of Johannes Cornelius Cloete who also died in same war. They both received the Victory and British War Medals

Sources

• Details from medals and info from British records ??

• Cornelius Johannes Cloete b1899 Sterkstroom CC, died age 19 and 10 months in France 11/11/1918, single, son of David Jacobus Cloete of Ugie CC, dec, and Elizabeth Johanna (van der Merwe) Cloete, Wigill, of Boksburg North : South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-XDN9 : 3 April 2020), Cornelius Johannes Cloete, 1918. Baxter-5479 18:28, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
• parent's marriage: 30/8/1880, Barkly, Cape Colony, David Jakobus Cloete 49 b1831, widower, and Elizabeth Johanna van der Merwe 18 b1862 : "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z792-WXT2 : 2 August 2020), David Jakobus Cloete, 1880. Baxter-5479 18:57, 27 August 2020 (UTC)