Identity
Person No.
49328
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Henry Corbett
Initials
H C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
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Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
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Cause of Death
Wounded 13 times during the Battle of Platrand, 6 Jan 1900 (having earlier been wounded at Elandslaagte); died of his wounds four days later at Intombi Camp
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Research notes
Battle of Wagon Hill / Caesar's Camp (Slag van Platrand): A Self-Guided Anglo-Boer War Battlefield Trail, Ladysmith Siege Museum Trust (Just Done Productions, Durban, 2006; revised ed., Eugene Campher).: Trooper Henry Corbett "Dickie" Gorton, Imperial Light Horse -- an inter-provincial rugby player, wounded 13 times at the Battle of Platrand and died four days later (c. 10 Jan 1900) at Intombi Camp. Not previously on the ROH. Exact death date estimated as 'four days' after 6 Jan 1900; not independently confirmed.
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