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Pte. Numa William James Rivers
South African Army
from:Johannesburg, South Africa
Numa Rivers married my father's 1st cousin, Ethel Mary Palmer, on 28th of July 1945 at All Saints, Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge, London. On this marriage certificate it shows his Residence as Johannesburg, South Africa. His father was Numa Charles Rivers, a Carpenter. Unfortunately, we know nothing about him except from online records.
He was a Private in the South African Land Forces with Army No. 33394 and POW No. 223601 at Camp Stalag 4C at Wistritz bei Teplitz, Czech Republic. Whether he died at the camp I have no knowledge. I have not as yet been able to find out this information. His bride remarried on 1st of April 1947. We have assumed he did die in the camp. There is no member of the family alive who can give us any further information. I feel, though, having found this site he should be remembered upon it having obviously fought bravely through out WW2 traveling from South Africa to help the Allied Forces. God Bless Him.