Julius Wronsky (son of Fritz Wronsky and Maria Petronella Liebenberg) was born 22 Jun 1889 in Makouwrskop, district Wolmaranstad., and died 09 Apr 1917 in Arras, France WW1.17.
Notes for Julius Wronsky: Julius was a teacher before he enlisted.
He attended St. Andrwes collage in Grahamstown From 1903 to 1907. The following information courteousy of Penny Tyson, Archivist at St. Andrews college in Grahamstown.
"The number 1892 is a unique number – each Old Andrean has his number. Julius was the son of F (who is not an OA because if he was his number would have been given); he left St Andrew’s in September 1907; he was born on 22/6/1889; he was in Espin House. He went from Form II – VI. He was Cadet Sergeant Major in the Cadet Corps. Played for the 2nd rugby team. Matriculated in 1908; involved in mining; was in the Great War, killed in action in German E Africa in 1917. (This is incorrect. He died and is buried in France.) The St Andrew’s College Magazine September, 1907, has an entry under ‘OA News’ which says that J Wronsky entered the Normal College of the Transvaal at the beginning of this term. This is obviously where he wrote his Matric in 1908."
From Rory Reynolds - a collector of War Medals (who contacted me via Maureen Wronsky): All SA troops who saw service in any of the theatres of the war - in Julius' case - the Western Front - received at least 2 medals. The British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal.
The BWM was an automatic award you almost just had to report for duty for that one while the AVM was awarded only if you were in a theatre where fighting was taking place.
Julius would have been awarded the medals posthumously them going to his next of kin. I'll be able to tell you who that was after I've been to Pretoria in about 2 weeks time.
I sure would like to track them down - in the case of a KIA (Killed in action) there was also a round, bronze death plaque with his full names on it. It would have come with the medals.
Julius Wronsky (b. 22 Jun 1889, d. 09 Apr 1917)
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