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Identity
Person No.
33064
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Herbert Munro
Initials
H M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MURD 455
Murdered
Cause of Death
Murdered, shot by Cakijana, on the south bank of the White Mfolozi River whilst collecting taxes
Military Service
Rank
Civilian
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Notes

Husband of Clarise Muriel (nee Winter) Stainbank. Born 1872 Durban. He attended Durban High School before becoming a government clerk. During the Boer war, Stainbank enlisted in the Colonial Scouts until March 1900. He was one of a select 30 who were chosen as Warren’s Bodyguard. After this, he joined the Nottingham Rifle Association and participated in camps that would deter a possible second invasion into Natal. Mr. Stainbank, a member of a prominent Natal family, was camped there with his wife and child, and members of the NP. Local chiefs expressed horror at the murder, giving an indication that an attempt to indict the tribesmen of the area to revolt had been unsuccessful

Research notes

Data correction 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo "75540740PE" and Unit "87 Helicopter Flying School" cleared -- both are Sgt Clifton Stacey's (PersonNumber 33063, d. 1981), evidently copy-paste contaminated onto this unrelated 1906 civilian murder victim. Surfaced by cross-referencing Stacey's SN in Col (rt) Graham du Toit's Last Post 25 Aug 2026.

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