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War memorials 5 years 6 months ago #60722

SueB Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 10 Thank you received: 0	Trying to find Arthur Ryde of Derbyshire Regiment on Bloemfontein Memorial but he's not there. Are there other War cemeteries?
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War memorials 5 years 6 months ago #60723

SWB Offline Senior Member Posts: 1837 Thank you received: 451	What was his date of death, do you have a service number? Researcher & Collector The Register of the Anglo-Boer Wars 1899-1902 theangloboerwars.blogspot.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/boerwarregister
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War memorials 5 years 6 months ago #60724

SueB Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 10 Thank you received: 0	Died 4th March 1900 on Queen's hospital ship Craddock... that name may not be correct. Only number I have is 2134. Letter printed in a newspaper said he was buried in a corner of the cemetery. Thanks.
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War memorials 5 years 6 months ago #60725

capepolice Offline Senior Member Posts: 1097 Thank you received: 432	Hello Sue, He is buried in the Deary Avenue Municipal Cemetery in Cradock which is in the Eastern Cape. Regards Adrian Part time researcher of the Cape Police and C.P.G Regiment. Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: BereniceUK
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War memorials 5 years 6 months ago #60726

SueB Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 10 Thank you received: 0	Adrian thank you so much for this. Kind regards, Sue
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War memorials 5 years 6 months ago #60727

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Here is the only name and number that I can find from the names on the memorial from FMP...…

Mike

First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Service number 2134
Rank Lance-Corporal
Regiment Robert's Horse
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Unit: Robert's Horse, Rank: Lance-Corporal, Number: 2134
Biography - Notes
[WO127/19]
Event detail Wounded on 07/03/1900 at Paardeberg
Event unit Robert's Horse
Event source SAFF
Country Great Britain

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