10Nov Boer War – Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach (Africa) by douggieweeks Boer War, WW I Africa, WWI Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach (1878-1937) Jan Birkenbach was a member of the Western Transvaal Command of the Boer forces during the Anglo Boer war from 1899 till 1902. Series number WO 108/368 On 27 February 1900 his command was captured at Paardekraal. He was kept as POW on St Helena Island until the end of the war. Jan Gerhardus Birkenbach was born on 28 July 1878, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Carl Birkenbach, was 47 and his mother, Maria Elizabeth Koster, was 37. He married Martha Magdalena Weeks on 26 July 1910, in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1900. He died on 7 November 1937, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 59, and was buried in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Go Back Acknowledgement: https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search (2022) https://www.angloboerwar.com/ (2022)
