Identity
Person No.
9707
Service No.
D/379
Last Name
First Name
Robert Joseph
Initials
R J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
40
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Friend of Mr. W. E. and Mrs. A. E. Fry, of 280A Point Road, Durban. Born in Bendigo, Australia. Initially served in the 12th Mounted Rifles (Rebellion and German South West Africa). In January 1917, when he attested in the SA Pioneer Battalion, he claimed Boer War service with the 1st Australian Bushmen. He embarked for Dar-es-Salaam in March 1917. After 8 months in East Africa, malaria took its toll and he was hospitalized in January, February, April, May and November 1918. He finally contracted influenza and died on 14 December 1918. An engineer.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project