Identity
Person No.
47614
Old ROH no.
5078
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Hercules Jophannes
Initials
H J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Notes
Address: Mariondale, Ladybrand. WMBR id 22
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Ladybrand Commando" (a Commando, the Boer War-era regiment-equivalent) moved to Regiment; "Boer Forces" (the generic force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
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 ↗
Stories 1
Alexander O Anderson (always known as Alick) died of dysentery at Intombi Hospital Camp on 29 January 1900 during the Siege of Ladysmith. He was a trooper in the Natal Border Mounted Rifles, of which unit his stepfather William Dixon Smith was Lieutenant Quarter-Master. Alick was the son of Charlotte and Farquharson Anderson and was born in the Old Machar district of Aberdeen on 15 July 1868. The Anderson family emigrated to Natal in 1875, where Farquharson was a hotel-keeper and wheelwright; Farquharson died in 1883 and Charlotte married William Dixon Smith in 1886. Both William and Alick are buried near each other at Intombi Camp near Ladysmith.
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