Private John James Christopher van Dyk

1880 - 1919  (38 years)

• Name	John James Christopher van Dyk
  Prefix	Private
  Birth	CALC Jul 1880	Kimberley, Kaap, Suid-Afrika
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	CA 1915	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [1]
  	Cab-driver
  Will	18 Feb 1915	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika
  Military	1919	Suid-Afrika (ZA)   [2]
  	Private 14709 at 1st S.A. Infantry Brigade
  	Oorlede op die skip H.M.S. "Cawder Castle"
  		Certifikaat
  Death	10 Jan 1919	"en-route to", Suid-Afrika   [1]
  	Cause: Heart failure - Chronic rheumatism
  	The ship H.M.S. "Cawder Castle" on return from Europe to South Africa
  		Sterfkennis
  Burial	Aft 10 Jan 1919	Hampshire, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  		Memorial
  Residence	8 Feb 1919	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [4]
  	Address: Breë Straat 8
  Occupation	9 Feb 1919	Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [4]
  	Blacksmith
  Reference Number	e?
  _COLOR	9
  _UID	D67197B08AD54009B67BB6D276669A2F9479
  Person ID	I6999	Van Dyk-stamboom
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Arie Johannes van Dyk,   b. 1848, Burgersdorp, Kaap, Suid-Afrika d. 12 Nov 1887, Kimberley, Kaap, Suid-Afrika (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Elizabeth Botha,   b. CA 1857, Graaff-Reinet, Kaap, Suid-Afrika d. Turffontein, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika
  Marriage	26 Feb 1875	Graaff-Reinet, Kaap, Suid-Afrika   [5]
  		Huwelik
  Family ID	F1590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aletta Catharina Carstens,   b. CALC 22 Sep 1878, Porterville, Kaap, Suid-Afrika d. 22 Mar 1940, Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1901	Fordsburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika   [6]
  Children	1. Lilian Ellen van Dyk,   b. 27 Sep 1910, Turffontein, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika d. 12 Aug 1947, Pretoria, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 36 years)   2. John James Christopher van Dyk,   b. 2 Nov 1918   d. 20 Jun 2002, Roodepoort, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika (Age 83 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
  Family ID	F2952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  VAN DYK, Private, JOHN JAMES CHRISTOPHER, 14709. 1st Regt. South African Infantry. Died at sea, en route to South Africa, on "Cawdor Castle," 10th January 1919. Age 38. Husband of Aletta Catherina Van Dyk, of 58, St., Turffontein, Johannesburg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Dokumente en fotos in hand, Sterfkennis. [S72] Dokumente en fotos in hand, Certifikaat. [S72] Dokumente en fotos in hand, Memorial. [S72] Dokumente en fotos in hand, Doop van seun & Sterfkennis. [S72] Dokumente en fotos in hand, Huwelik. [S454] FamilySearch (skakels), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP46-VC3P.