Identity
Person No.
9776
Service No.
120
Last Name
First Name
Klaas
Initials
K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,078
Died of disease
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Field Artillery
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
The South African Permanent Force, created 1913, included the South African Field Artillery (SAFA) and South African Permanent Garrison Artillery (SAPGA) from the outset -- unlike most infantry regiments of the same era (which were Active Citizen Force), artillery began as a Regular/Permanent Force arm. Artillery Formation HQ reorganised April 1999 to include both regular regiments (4 Arty Regt, etc.) and reserve regiments.
Notes
Son of Luchoff Hervel, c/o Post Office, West London, Cape Town
Research notes
Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 1 1914-1918 Ntv Drv K. Hervel) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
External References
-
Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
open source ↗
World War 1 1914-1918 Ntv Drv K. Hervel
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
Stories 1
John William CHEESELEY/CHEESELEY was born 04.06.1871 in Chelsea, Middx. Pte J W Cheesley served with the 1st Bn Seaforth Highlanders, Serial No. 3655. He was a veteran of the Soudan Expedition in Egypt 1898 (B Com) 1st Bn., and earned the Egypt and Soudan meal with clasps Atbara and Khartum. His death was noted on the Seaforth Highlanders Casualty list. He was with the 2nd Battalion and noted as killed on 18/02/1900 at Paadeberg, South Africa. (Boer War). He was buried at the cemetery at Venduise Drift. Unfortunately the above is all that I have to hand but I hope to visit the National Archives in Kew this coming Saturday, in a bid to search further information. Regards, June June Tilley
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