Terry Denham Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 CWGC added the following casualties to its database today. MELVILLE, David Captain South African Medical Corps Died 16.11.18 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance MGWENSU, Martin Driver 388 South African Field Artillery Died 31.01.17 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance MILES, Robert Driver South African Service Corps Died 18.01.15 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance MITCHELL, John Hunter Driver 619 South African Service Corps Died 02.06.17 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance MYNHARDT, Martinus Gerhardus Private 304 Returned Soldiers’ Battalion Died 28.08.19 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance NOAKES, Frank Sergeant C/26 South African Veteran Reserve Died 05.06.16 Age 43 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance O’CONNOR, James Mathew Lance Corporal 375 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales’ Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) Died 04.11.20 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance O’DALY, Charles Nicholas F. Dresser 413 South African Veterinary Corps Died 04.05.17 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance PRICE, William Conductor T/483 South African Service Corps Died 28.10.16 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance PYM, Frank Arthur Gunner 1317 South African Heavy Artillery Died 05.05.20 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance NOT FORGOTTEN The above were In From the Cold Project cases. The volunteer for all was Terry Cawood (SAWGP). - Capt Melville died post-discharge of malaria - Dvr Mgwensu died of ascites - Dvr Miles was killed in action at Lutzputs - Dvr Mitchell died of unspecified illness - Pte Mynhardt died of malaria and dysentery - Sgt Noakes died of broncho-pneumonia - L/Cpl O’Connor committed suicide by shooting - Dresser O’Daly died of malaria and dysentery - Conductor Price died post-discharge of tuberculosis and malaria - Gnr Pym died post-discharge of phthisis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River97 Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 Rest in peace soldier boys, gone and never forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 May They Rest In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 27 June , 2020 Share Posted 27 June , 2020 NOAKES, Frank Sergeant C/26 South African Veteran Reserve Died 05.06.16 Age 43 Grave found Hendon Cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 23 January , 2022 Share Posted 23 January , 2022 On 27/06/2020 at 16:58, chrisharley9 said: NOAKES, Frank Sergeant C/26 South African Veteran Reserve Died 05.06.16 Age 43 Grave found Hendon Cemetery. Commemoration now moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 23 January , 2022 Share Posted 23 January , 2022 (edited) On 02/10/2014 at 09:48, Terry Denham said: MELVILLE, David Captain South African Medical Corps Died 16.11.18 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance Don't know if it helps or muddies the water. The familysearch website has a "Form of Information of a Death" (Transvaal) of a Doctor David Melville, aged 38, married, born Scotland and normally resident Driefontein Hill, Boksburg, who died at Boksburg Hospital on the 16th November 1919. Can't make out the whole Causes of Death, but looks like it ends "perhaps malarial origin". The intended place of burial was Boksburg Cemetery. This information was given by the undertaker. Image courtesy https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W4MH-H96Z There is however a Death Notice for a David Scott Melville, aged 49, a Doctor of Medicine, born Dundee and normally resident Boksburg, who died at Boksburg Hospital on the 16th November 1919. Image courtesy: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZL-YPN5 Cheers, Peter Edited 23 January , 2022 by PRC Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 23 January , 2022 Share Posted 23 January , 2022 Looks like a typo on the date of death from IFCP announcement. Can you send me an e mail reminder of this one please as I cannot submit anything to CWGC until the 29th Jan Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 23 January , 2022 Share Posted 23 January , 2022 25 minutes ago, chrisharley9 said: Can you send me an e mail reminder of this one please as I cannot submit anything to CWGC until the 29th Jan Cheers Chris Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 23 January , 2022 Share Posted 23 January , 2022 1 hour ago, PRC said: Can't make out the whole Causes of Death, but looks like it ends "perhaps malarial origin". Preceded by 'Transverse Myelitis'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 23 January , 2022 Share Posted 23 January , 2022 On 02/10/2014 at 09:48, Terry Denham said: MILES, Robert Driver South African Service Corps Died 18.01.15 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance While I still have it open in front of me and so I don't forget, his South African death notice wasn't approved until May 1928. It records him as aged 24 and on active service at the date of his death. That was in action at Cuydas Puts, S.W. Africa, however the date is stated to be the 17th January 1915. Image courtesy https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK2-P5KF CWGC is showing the 18th January 1915. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75450798/robert-miles/ Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 26 January , 2022 Share Posted 26 January , 2022 On 02/10/2014 at 09:48, Terry Denham said: MITCHELL, John Hunter Driver 619 South African Service Corps Died 02.06.17 Commemorated: South African Book of Remembrance @chrisharley9 The familysearch website has a burial register for Maitland Road Cemetery, Cape Town, which shows John Hunter Mitchell, aged 30, was buried on the 6th June 1917 in the Inner site in Grave 576 A. His last address was given as Roberts Heights, Pretoria. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHY-SQWL His South African Form of Information of a Death shows him as 31 years old. A married man, his occupation is shown as “Soldier Clerk”, although the I suspect the latter was his civilian job. Cause of death is shown as Haemorrhage due to Phthisis, an illness he had had for at least 7 years. He died on the 2nd June 1917 at Roberts Heights, Pretoria. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7YR5-BMT2 Both images courtesy of familysearch. He was (probably) born in South Africa on the 27th October 1886. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DB74-KP2M He (probably) married a Kristofa Hartmann at Cape Town on the 19th April 1914. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH5-M926 Hope that helps, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 26 January , 2022 Share Posted 26 January , 2022 Please can you e mail everything over to me Peter as I am having to stockpile everything due to problems at IFCP Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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