Matabele War Casualties



Died from Other Causes

Allan Harry Oct 16 enteric fever
Arnold James Carlisle Tpr Gwelo F.F. Aug 1 jaundice
Barnes Christmas Watson L-Cpl "D" Sqdn 7th Hussars Nov 14 enteric fever
Beaty-Pownall William Charles Tpr Belingwe F.F. May 2 gun accident
Bergqvist Gustav Robert Tpr Belingwe F.F. Apr 26 fever
Bruce Harry Cpl B.F.F. Aug 4 malarial fever
Cabespine Frederick Victor Tpr M.R.F. Jun 12 malarial fever
Clarke William Herbert
Cooper William Yardley Clerk Trans Dept B.S.A.C.P. Oct 2 dynamite explosion
Corney George Tpr "D" Sqdn 7th Hussars Sep 19 Typhoid fever
Davidson George Johnston Sgt – Major M.M.P. Aug 6 pneumonia
Downes Bertram William Tpr Artillery B.S.A.C.P. Oct 2 dynamite explosion
Ferreira Stephen Tpr "A" Troop Africander Jun 18 gun accident
Fitchett Tylden Tpr Mangwe Fort Aug 24
Froud Absolom Cpl Medical Staff Corps Nov
Gibson F D Tpr "M" Troop B.F.F. Jun 26 dysentry
Harper John William Tpr No. 1 Troop M.R.F. Oct 4 alcohol poisoning
Hayes Edward Tpr "B" Troop M.R.F. Jul 30 peritonitis
Hevron Edward Tpr "C" M.R.F. Jun 25 dysentry
Hiscock Charles David Tpr "B" Troop Africander May 25 jaundice
Hoffman Alfred Tpr B.F.F. Sep 14 dysentry
Jay Leonard Tpr "A" Sqdn 7th Hussars Oct 19 enteric fever
Kenny Henry Michael Tpr "G" Troop B.F.F. Sep 23 phthsis
Kriechbaum George Tpr Gwelo F.F. Aug 7 fever
Laubcher Stephen Jacobus Tpr "K" Troop B.F.F. Oct 11 peritonitis
Little Edward Runnell Tpr "A" Sqdn M.R.F. Aug 3 gun accident
London William Charles Tpr M.M.P. May 26 blood poisoning
Longton Frank May 31 fever
Lucas Samuel Tpr Artillery B.F.F. Jul 20 Bright's disease
McCusker Michael Henry Tpr "A" .Troop B.S.A.C.P. Oct 14
McGeorge Ernest Tpr "A" Sqdn 7th Hussars Oct 29 enteric fever
McLean Malcolm Robert Jun 6 fever
McVeau Archibald Tpr Belingwe F.F. Apr 28 fever
Meikle Kenneth Tpr M.R.F. Jul
O'Farrell J P Tpr Apr 23 pneumonia
Page George May Tpr "D" Troop B.F.F. May 14 enteric fever
Parkes Richard Henry Tpr M.R.F. Aug 5 malarial fever
Parr Harry A. Tpr "E" Sqdn M.R.F. Aug 17 Typhoid fever
Perry Francis Charles Sgt (Gunner) Belingwe F.F. Aug 29 enteric fever
Pope T Jackson Q'master Belingwe F.F. May 22 fever
Porte Herbert Tpr 7th Hussars Oct 18 fever
Potter James Thomas Tpr M.M.P. Jul 22 enteric fever
Power Edmund Tpr "B" Troop M.M P. Jul 15 enteric fever
Reis H V Tpr Tuli-Victoria Convoy May 23 fever
Rich Henry Tpr M.R.F. May run over by wagon
Selous Eric Nugent May 9 fever
Shadwell Francis Mayne Maj 2nd York & Lancs Reg Sep 7 dysentry and fever
Shepherd Robert Cpl "D" Sqdn 7th Hussars Nov 18 enteric fever
Soman Edward Tpr R.H.V. Sep 13 fever
Stock Thomas Henry Tpr M.R.F. Oct 8
Story Charles Frederick Jun 4 fever
Summerville George Tpr "F" Troop B.S.A.C.P. Sep 29 pneumonia
Usborne C Tpr "A" Sqdn 7th Hussars Oct 10 enteric fever
Varnfield Charles Munroe Tptr "A" Sqdn 7th Hussars Dec 6 enteric fever
Wahlen P John Cpl “C" Troop B.S.A.P. Sep 9 killed by fall
Wallace William Henry Tpr Africander Corps Aug 16 dysentry
Walters Mervyn Gidley Tpr "D" Troop B.F.F. Oct 14 dysentry
Ward Stanhope Tpr M.M.P. Jul 22 malarial fever
Welchman John Tpr M.R.F. Jul-30 malarial fever
Whitlow Charles Ernest Tpr "C" Troop B.F.F. Jul 3 enteric fever
Willard Frederick Tpr M.R F. Aug 7 pneumonia
Willard George Sgt-Maj 7th Hussars Nov 10 enteric fever
Wilson John Antoine Tpr "A" Sqdn M.R.F. Jul 12 dysentry
Wright William Ewles Tpr Artillery May 6 fever


B.F.F.Bulawayo Field Force
Belingwe F.F.Belingwe Field Force
B.S.A.C.P.British South Africa Company Police
B.S.A.P.British South Africa Police
Gwelo F.F.Gwelo Field Force
M.M.P.Matabeleland Mounted Police
M.R.F.Matabeleland Relief Force
R.H.V.Rhodesian Horse Volunteers
eteric feverAnother term for typhoid or paratyphoid