Memorial: M2822

Memorial at West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa commemorating Struan Robertson, RN; Ethelbert Moat, RN; Frederick Roche, RN; William Hughes RMA of HMS Monarch, who died 1900.

Location

West End Cemetery, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Struan Robertson, Royal Navy Midshipman H.M.S. Doris who died of enteric fever while on active service with the Naval Search Light at Kimberley, 25th February 1900. Also of Ethelbert Moat, A.B. Frederick Roche, A.B. William Hughes, Gunner R.M.A. All of H.M.S. Monarch who died of enteric fever March 1900'

Details

Vessel: HMS Doris, HMS Monarch

Event

Boer War (South African War)

Event Date

1899 - 1902

People

Hughes, Frederick
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 3/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Moat, Ethelbert
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 3/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Robertson, Struan
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 25/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Roche, Frederick
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 3/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: A memorial featuring a Boer gun on a plinth is dedicated to the officers and men of HMS Doris who lost their lives during the Boer War 1899 - 1902 is in Devonport Park, Plymouth.
Bibliography: J.R. Williams 'Some Naval Memorials in the West End Cemetery Kimberley, Cape Province', 'Orders and Medals Research Society Journal' vol. 23, pp 264-265, (Winter 1984).

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