Valor Registry

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What one service member's page looks like in Valor Registry. This is an illustration, not a live record.

Example

Jacobus van der Merwe

Legal name: Van der Merwe, Jacobus

Corporal, Army

South AfricaWorld War I (1914–1918)Prisoner of warWoundedMilitary records obtained

Service details

Service number
4522
Rank
Corporal
Unit
1st South African Infantry Regiment
Born
1891, Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died
1962
Research status
Fully researched

Biography

Younger brother of Johannes van der Merwe. Also served with the 1st South African Infantry on the Western Front. Captured in 1917 and held as a prisoner of war until the Armistice; wounded prior to capture. Survived the war and returned to Cape Town.

Medals in the group (3 of 4 held)

  • 1914–15 StarCampaign and service medals
  • British War MedalCampaign and service medals
  • Victory MedalCampaign and service medals
  • Silver War BadgeWound, casualty and sacrifice — missing from the group; the registry watches the market for it

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