Identity
Person No.
2185
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
James Donaldson
Initials
J D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
attd. 1st Bn. Essex Regiment
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of the late Maj. Gen. Roper Boswall and his wife Eleanor Macdonald, daughter of the late Alexander Brodie, of Edinburgh; husband of Theresa, daughter of the late Hormuzd Rassam. He was a Writer to the Signet. Served in the South African War in the C.I.V'S. Obtained permanent post of mounted orderly to Lord Kitchener. Inspector of Police in Pretoria at the conclusion of the South African War. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project