Identity
Person No.
23701
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Alfred
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
53
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of the Rev. Charles Soames, Rector of Mildenhall, Marlborough, and Lydia Gordon Soames. Temporary Major. Dated 19th November, 1914. A South African cricket umpire. He stood in two Test matches between 1899 and 1902. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
Citation
DSO LG 31 October 1902 pg. 1098, M.I.D. LG 25 April 1902 pg. 11 - With Bushmanland Borderers - "For good service from 25th November, 1901, to 3rd December, 1901."
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project