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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
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
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
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Trooper
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
COLONIAL 405
Colonial forces (pre-Union)
Location
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
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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.
Biggins, David J., Elandslaagte Account and Medal Roll, Update #2 (March 2009), PDF via angloboerwar.com (https://www.angloboerwar.com/images/pdf/Elandslaagteupdate2.pdf Update #2 is not a full listing; used with the 2003 Token Publishing book. QSA 'deceased'/'died' replaced with cause and date where known. Tpr 627 Henry Corbett Gordon; QSA surname Gorton. Wounded Elandslaagte and 6 Jan 00. Update: died Intombi 12 Jan 00 (this record DateDeath 1900-01-10 — not overwritten).

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