Jopie Fourie
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Josef Johannes "Jopie" Fourie (27 August 1879 – 20 December 1914) was a Boer soldier. A scout and dispatch rider during the Boer War, he later took part in the Maritz Rebellion of 1914–1915 against General Louis Botha, the then Prime Minister of South Africa, and was executed by firing squad.
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Josef Johannes Fourie | |
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Born | (1879-08-27)August 27, 1879 |
Died | 20 December 1914(1914-12-20) (aged 35) |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Occupation(s) | Scout, dispatch rider |
Spouse | Susanna Elizabeth Carolina Engelmohr (m. 1903) |
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