In Memoriam by Steve Watt

[StintonLomas]

Hi
Just wondering if anybody has a copy of this book who would be willing to look up the record for a Great Uncle who we have just found out died? at? Mafeking.
Apparently he was wounded at Kaalfontein in May '01 and subsequently contracted a disease at Mafeking in Jan'02

[Waitabit]

Several site spring up on Googling. You may find an answer there.

[ladysmith]

I have a copy. If you let me have his name and any other details I'll look him up.

David

[StintonLomas]

Hi David
Name: LOMAS, J (Jeffrey)
Rank: Private
Soldier number: 3721
Unit: 1 Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Casualty details: Wounded on 23 May 1901 at Kaalfontein (Official casualty roll location: Kaalfontein)

Casualty details: Disease on 18 Jan 1902 at Mafeking (Official casualty roll location: Mafeking)

John

[ladysmith]

Hi John - His entry shows him as having died of disease (probably enteric fever aka typhoid) at Mafeking (modern spelling Mafikeng) 18/1/1902. He is shown as being in the Volunteer Company of 1/LNL Regiment. He is buried in grave number 476 at Mafikeng Cemetery and his grave is marked with a named metal cross.

Hope this helps.

David

[StintonLomas]

Hi
Thank you very much David.
It has taken us about 10 yrs to finalise this one.
Originaly we were told he failed to return from WW1 so were searching all the wrong places, now all in a month we found him in SA.