Son of Sarah Ellen White, of Durban. Enrolled as Trooper in Colonial Scouts (Natal) 28th November 1899; discharged on disbandment of Corps, 19th March 1900; enrolled as Trooper in Natal Carbineers 24th March 1900, Queen's medal (two bars); saw service with Colonial Scouts in Zululand Rebellion 1906; gazetted to 1st Cape Corps 1st August 1916, rank Captain, later reverted to Lieutenant at his own request to correct a Staff blunder. An international Cricketer, represented Natal and the Transvaal in many local matches and South Africa in international contests. Born on February 5, 1882
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "Cape Corps" (a branch/Corps, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, matching the same organisation already correctly classified there elsewhere on the ROH.
4 Sep 2026: reverted Corps->Regiment for Cape Corps. John, citing SA History Online (sahistory.org.za/article/cape-coloured-corps-and-first-world-war), identified Cape Corps as a combat/recruiting identity with numbered battalions beneath it (like King's Royal Rifle Corps or the Machine Gun Corps), not an administrative branch grouping multiple distinct regiments -- unlike e.g. South African Infantry Corps, which genuinely groups different named regiments (Transvaal Scottish, Durban Light Infantry, etc).
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