Malaria

[SteveE]

<snip> Then in May 1917 posted to German East Africa (Lindi) He was hospitalised with malaria at Capetown 10/12/18. <snip>. I often wonder if he originally contracted it in India and because he was a sufferer already that was the reason for his posting there?

John

I don't know for sure but I doubt his posting to East Africa was because he had previously contracted malaria.

I've seen it noted on a few occasions in the records of men of the 25th Royal Fusiliers who had contracted malaria in East Africa that, once pronounced fit for service again, they were not to serve in theatres where malaria occured. In fact some home postings in the UK were also specifically excluded.

Regards

Steve