Hunt, Sydney Herbert Keith

Identity

Person No.

35005

Service No.

414603-4

Last Name

Hunt 21

First Name

Sydney Herbert Keith

Initials

S H K

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1871 (±1 yr) 73

Age at Death

35

Military Service

Rank

Sub Inspector

Regiment

Natal Police 22

Unit

Richmond District 30

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

08 February 1906 83

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, at Mr. Henry Hosking's farm 'Trewergie', near present day Baynesfield, trying to arrest Mlongo, the leader of the resisters, during Bambatha / Zulu Rebellion of 1906

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 2

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

KwaZulu-Natal 1,574

Cemetery

PIETERMARITZBURG (COMMERCIAL ROAD) CEMETERY 33

Coordinates

-29.60699, 30.38471

Additional Information

Notes

Husband of Agnes James Hunt, of 28 Berg Street, Pietermaritzburg. They had four children. Hunt received a QSA and KSA with the Natal Police during the Anglo Boer War

Citation

LG Sup 22 August 1918 as 133 Battery Sergeant Major 12th Citizen Battery

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #35005

Hunt, Sydney Herbert Keith (S H K)