Pakeman , William (W)

Bethune's Mounted Infantry enrollment/discharge ledger (WO127-style nominal roll scan on angloboerwar.com's Bethune's Mounted Infantry unit page, 'Nominal roll images' tab, 72 photographed pages of the original bound ledger; files 07/08 and 23/24 are duplicate photographs of the same book pages). Raised at Durban, October 1899, by Major E.C. Bethune, 16th Lancers. Stirling, J. (1907), The Colonials in South Africa 1899-1902, as reproduced on the same unit page. angloboerwar.com Boer War Forum, 'Medals to Bethune's Mounted Infantry' (https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-awards/29337-medals-to-bethunes-mounted-infantry Recorded as 1388 Pakeman William Tpr, "Killed in action Stavelberg 12.9.01". Stirling: on 12 September 1901 Colonel Monro's column was heavily engaged with Commandant Smuts at Stavelberg, eastern Cape Colony, and lost 7 killed and 6 wounded (the wounded including Lieutenant Pollard, who appears later in this roll as a surviving officer).