McELWEE, John Charles

Identity

Person No.

31768

Service No.

2081

Last Name

McELWEE 1

First Name

John Charles

Initials

J C

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1901 (±1 yr) 187

Age at Death

22

Military Service

Rank

Staff Sergeant

Regiment

South African Medical Corps 502

Unit

HMS Seahawk 8

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

25 February 1923 87

Cause of Death

Died of tuberculosis 998

Died of tuberculosis, at Roberts Heights Hospital

Grave Reference

Grave 617 2

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Gauteng 9,426

Cemetery

THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY 418

Coordinates

-25.80165, 28.12721

Additional Information

Notes

Husband of Mrs. J. McElwee, of Londonderry, Ireland.

Citation

LG Sup 17 September 1917 pg. 9577 - serving with East Surrey Regiment - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty under heavy shell fire. He was instrumental in saving the lives of several NCOs and men of his company who had been buried in a tunnel by an enemy bombardment. He was severely wounded whilst engaged on this duty."

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #31768

McELWEE, John Charles (J C)