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Particulars respecting Members of New Zealand Contingents who died in South Africa.

Contingent. No. Bank and Name. Address. Next-of-kin. Particulars of Death. Locality of Grave, and how marked Auckland. 1 44 Pvt. Bradford, George Ronald .. Joined from Auokland M.R.V. .. Brother: Mr. T. Bradford, Red Lion Inn, Brede, Sussex, England Died of wounds at Jasfontein, 2S/12/1899 Buried at Rensburg, Cape Colony, east from farm at railway-station, and close to stone wall. Grave marked by engraved wooden cross. Buried at Slingersfontein, Cape Colony. Grave marked by stone cairn and engraved stone slab. Buried in Cape Town Cemetery. Grave registered. Buried in Pretoria Cemetery. Grave registered, No. 8. Buried in Elandsfontein Cemetery. Grave registered. Buried with Privates Oppenheim and Jennings, on Reitfontein Farm, about 20 miles north of Balmoral. Grave marked by large cairn of stones. Buried in Balmoral Cemetery. Grave marked by iron cross, with engraved brass plate, erected by members of 2nd Contingent. Buried in Balmoral Cemetery. Grave marked by iron cross, with engraved brass plate, erected by members of 2nd Contingent. Buried in Johannesburg Cemetery. Grave registered. Buried in Zeerust Cemetery. Grave registered. 1 119 , Connell, John Mother: Mrs. John Aitken-Con-nell, Paerata, Pukekohe Killed in action at New Zealand Hill, Slingersfontein, 15/1/1900 1 53 Jenks, James Brother: Mr. George Jenks, G.P.O., Auckland Father : Mr. H. A. Tarrant, Lower Moutere, Nelson Father : Mr. William Gorrie, Princes Street, Auokland Father: Mr. H. de Bohan, Devereux, Epsom, Auokland Died of enteric fever at Rondobosch, 21/3/1900 Died of tvphoid fever at Pretoria, 20/4/1900 Died of enteric fever at Germiston, 11/6/1900 Killed in action at Rhenoster Kop, 29/11/1900 1 71 „ Tarrant, Leonard Matthews Coromandel 1 70 „ Gorrie, Keith Joined from Waikato M.R.V. .. 2 435 Cpl. Devereux, Rodney Epsom, Auokland 2 486 Pvt. Yewdall, William.. Waingaro, Raglan Father : Mr. William Yewdall, Ramsay, Isle of Man, England Killed in action near Balmoral, 23/1/1901 2 440 „ Wigmore, Edward Abraham Remuera, Auokland Father: Mr. John Wigmore, Remuera, Auokland Killed in action near Balmoral, 23/1/1901 5 2416 Gunr. Withers, Thomas Whangamata, Bay of Plenty Father: Mr. Thomas Withers, Whangamata, Bay of Plenty Mother: Mrs. F. A. Edwards, 15, Hyda Gardens, Eastbourne, England Mrs. Bessie Thompson, Railway Hotel, Kaigoorlie Father: Mr. Oliver Mays, Devonport, Auckland Father: Mr. John Hurrey, Whangara, Gisborne Died of enteric fever at Johannesburg, 5/1/1901 Killed by accidental explosion of a mine at Zeerust, 13/1/1901 5 2330 Cpl. Edwards, Herbert Augustine Gladstone Coffee Palace, Auokland 5 2345 Gunr. Brown, Joseph .. Hamilton Died of enteric fever at Lichtenburg, 19/12/1900 Accidentally killed at Kookoomoor, 17/4/1901 Died of wounds at Triggartsfontein, 18/5/1901 Buried in Lichtenburg Cemftery. Grave registered. Buried at Kookoomoor, near Klerksdorp. Buried under a grove of blue-gum trees, 400 yds. from store at Triggartsfontein, on left side of road to Bethal. Grave marked by wooden cross. Buried at Mokari Farm, on Caledon River, about 25 miles south-west of Wepener, O.R.C. Grave marked by large stone with name chipped on it. Buried in Charlestown Cemetery. Grave registered. Buried by Boers at Dorpsplaats, about 15 miles south of Ermelo, Transvaal. 5 2.389 Bomb. Mays, John Beard Devonport, Auokland 6 3498 Pvt. Hurrey, Irving Stanley Gisborne 6 3277 Raynes, William Frederick Tamahere Father : Mr. James Raynes, Tamahere, Waikato Accidentally killed at Mokari, O.R.C., 28/9/1901 6 3225 „ Dowson, Egbert John Kaiwaka Father: Mr. T. W. Dowson, Kaiwaka Mother : Mrs. Alice Donkin, Thames Died of enteric fever at Charlestown, 9/2/1902 Killed in action at Bankhoek Farm, 1/6/1901 7 4281 „ Donkin, William .. Thames

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