Identity
Person No.
43428
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
Unknown
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Potgietersrust(German Missionary Station?)
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
WMBR id 4328
Research notes
Witton, Scapegoats of the Empire, ch. 19 (the German missionary case), online at angloboerwar.com: missionary named Hess/Hesse, pass signed by Capt Taylor, 23 Aug 1901, after eight Boer prisoners were shot that morning. Handcock charged with killing him; Morant with incitement; both acquitted on this count (Witton). This ROH row is Burgher / Killed in action, Bandolierskop — not overwritten. Spelling Heese vs Hess/Hesse noted.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
open source ↗
Anglo-Boer War Museum
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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Witton — Scapegoats of the Empire
open source ↗
Witton ch. 19, German missionary case
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