Identity
Person No.
33015
Service No.
PX/24862
Last Name
First Name
Henry
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
44
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Murdered, he accompanied his labourers to Camperdown to pay their taxes. That night, a servant handed him a note whilst he was sitting on his verandah. As he turned to the lamp light to read it, he was stabbed to death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Sarah Ann Smith. He had 6 children. Born Pinetown in 1862. An Umlaas Road farmer and popular master. In the subsequent trial the servant admitted that he had resented paying his tax, and had killed his master for that reason
Citation
"At Ogongo Agricultural College in Ovamboland, a labourer went down into a sewage pit to clean it. His supervisor, Mr. Brown heard him fall into the water and climbed down to help him. Three Medical Service National Servicemen were in the area and tried to save them. None of them returned as all were overcome by fumes. The three, Ptes FJ Smith, JC Jooste and B van D van Papendorp were awarded Honoris Crux medals"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project