Jopie Fourie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scout and dispatch rider
Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1879
Place of Birth: South Africa
Date of Death: 20-Dec-1914
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Jopie Fourie
- Josef Johannes "Jopie" Fourie (27 August 1879 – 20 December 1914), usually known as Jopie Fourie, was a scout and dispatch rider during the Boer War.
- He was executed by firing squad during the Rebellion of 1914 - 1915 against General Louis Botha, the then Prime Minister of South Africa. Fourie served under Piet Roos during the Jameson Raid.
- During the Second Boer War he was a scout and dispatch rider.
- He was wounded and captured north of Pretoria during that war.Fourie was at Grey College, Bloemfontein at school.
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