Identity
Person No.
21725
Service No.
4625
Last Name
First Name
Arthur
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"D" Coy.
Defence Force
UDF 22,701
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,414
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when three companies of the 2nd S.A.I. occupied Bernafay Wood
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of William and Louisa Jane Roe (nee Chippendale), of Begelly, Grahamstown, Cape Province.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
He served with Marshall ?s Horse from November 1899 to December 1900. He was promoted to Lance Corporal in February, Corporal in May and Sergeant in September. He was present at numerous engagements. He was a Lieutenant in the Graaff-Reinet District Mounted Troop during 1901. He was shot and killed by one of his own men who mistook him as one of the enemy on 28 September 1901. According to the Graaff-Reinet Museum the accident occurred near Petersburg while they were on a reconnaissance patrol. Petersburg lies at the foot of Tandjiesberg between Graaff-Reinet and Pearston.
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