Identity
Person No.
49566
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
W J
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,811
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
COLONIAL 405
Colonial forces (pre-Union)
Location
Unit History
Role at time of death
Mounted Rifles, later Armoured Reconnaissance
Status
Volunteer unit (pre-1913); Active Citizen Force (Reserve) from 1913
Part of
Lineage from the Royal Durban Rangers (1854) through several volunteer mounted units, unified as Natal Mounted Rifles 1888. Reactivated for the Boer War as Natal Mounted Infantry. Transferred to the Active Citizen Force 1913; converted from cavalry to armoured reconnaissance 1934. Renamed Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles 2019.
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Biggins, David J., Elandslaagte Account and Medal Roll, Update #2 (March 2009), PDF via angloboerwar.com (https://www.angloboerwar.com/images/pdf/Elandslaagteupdate2.pdf Update #2 is not a full listing; used with the 2003 Token Publishing book. QSA 'deceased'/'died' replaced with cause and date where known. Lt W. J. Clapham. Served 29 Sep 99 to 30 Oct 99.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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angloboerwar.com
open source ↗
Biggins, David J., Elandslaagte Account and Medal Roll, Update #2 (March 2009)
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angloboerwar.com
open source ↗
angloboerwar.com publications page
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