Josef Johannes Fourie | |
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Born | Wildebeesthoek, Pretoria District, South African Republic | August 27, 1879
Died | 20 December 1914 | (aged 35)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Occupation(s) | Scout, dispatch rider |
Spouse | Susanna Elizabeth Carolina Engelmohr (m. 1903) |
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. For his involvement, he was found guilty of treason and executed by firing squad.