Identity
Person No.
16258
Service No.
709
Last Name
First Name
Donald
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. A company of South African Mounted Rifles, under Colonel Dawson, after two night marches, surprised a German fortress occupying a drift 60 miles from Steinkopf, in Namaqualand. After a sharp skirmish, they compelled the Germans to surrender. One Rifleman was killed
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
***Likely SA Veteran Regiment NOT SAVC. No additional information known at this time
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project