VC BURIALS CAPE PROVINCE SOUTH AFRICA

Sergeant Albert Curtis VC - East Surrey Regiment

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : CAPE PROVINCE - SOUTH AFRICA

Name Andrew Frederick Weatherby,
BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR Peter,
BROWN James,
CRAIG Joseph Petrus Hendrick,
CROWE

Rank A / Captain Trooper Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel

Force 84 Squadron, RAF Cape Mounted Rifleman Scots Fusilier Guards 78th Regiment
( Seaforth Highlanders )

VC won Over France,
8 August - 8 October 1918 Basuto War, South Africa,
8 April 1879 Sebastopol, Crimea,
6 September 1855 Cawnpore, Indian Mutiny,
12 August 1857

London Gaz 30 November 1918 12 April 1880 20 November 1857 15 January 1858

Born Mossel Bay,
4 September 1894 Sweden,
December 1862 Perth, Scotland,
10 September 1824 Uitenhage,
12 January 1826

Died 21 June 1921,
RAF display, Upavon, England 11 September 1894,
Cape Town 18 March 1861,
Swartkops River, Nr Grahamstown 12 April 1876,
London, England

Grave Upavon Cemetery, England
August 1921: Mafeking Cemetery Woltemade Cemetery, Cape Town St Mary's Cemetery, Port Elizabeth West Norwood Cemetery, England
1877: Old Anglican Cemetery, Uitenhage

Location
of VC Not publicly held Amathole Museum, King William's Town Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Believed destroyed in a fire.

Remarks DSO, MC & Bar, DFC Grave reused with Abrahamse headstone Committed suicide by drowning None

Name	Andrew Frederick Weatherby, BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR	Peter, BROWN	James, CRAIG	Joseph Petrus Hendrick, CROWE
Rank	A / Captain	Trooper	Lieutenant	Lieutenant-Colonel
Force	84 Squadron, RAF	Cape Mounted Rifleman	Scots Fusilier Guards	78th Regiment ( Seaforth Highlanders )
VC won	Over France, 8 August - 8 October 1918	Basuto War, South Africa, 8 April 1879	Sebastopol, Crimea, 6 September 1855	Cawnpore, Indian Mutiny, 12 August 1857
London Gaz	30 November 1918	12 April 1880	20 November 1857	15 January 1858
Born	Mossel Bay, 4 September 1894	Sweden, December 1862	Perth, Scotland, 10 September 1824	Uitenhage, 12 January 1826
Died	21 June 1921, RAF display, Upavon, England	11 September 1894, Cape Town	18 March 1861, Swartkops River, Nr Grahamstown	12 April 1876, London, England
Grave	Upavon Cemetery, England August 1921: Mafeking Cemetery	Woltemade Cemetery, Cape Town	St Mary's Cemetery, Port Elizabeth	West Norwood Cemetery, England 1877: Old Anglican Cemetery, Uitenhage
Location of VC	Not publicly held	Amathole Museum, King William's Town	Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London	Believed destroyed in a fire.
Remarks	DSO, MC & Bar, DFC	Grave reused with Abrahamse headstone	Committed suicide by drowning	None

CAPE PROVINCE

Name James Langley,
DALTON Henry Cecil Dudgeon,
D'ARCY The Hon Raymond Harvey,
DE MONTMORENCY Horace Henry,
GLASOCK

Rank Assistant Commissary Commandant Captain Driver

Force Commissariat & Transport Dept. Cape Frontier Light Horse 21st Lancers Royal Horse Artillery

VC won Rorke's Drift,
22-23 January 1879 Ulundi, Zululand,
3 July 1879 Khartoum, Sudanese War,
2 September 1898 Korn Spruit, Sanna's Post, 2nd Boer War,
31 March 1900

London Gaz 17 November 1879 9 October 1879 15 November 1898 26 June 1900

Born London, England,
December 1832 Wanganui, New Zealand,
11 August 1850 Montreal, Canada,
5 February 1867 London, England,
16 October 1880

Died 8 January 1887,
Port Elizabeth Between 8 August & 28 December 1881,
Arnatola Forest 23 February 1900,
Stormberg ( killed in action ) * 20 October 1916,
Cape Town

Grave Russel Road RC Cemetery, Port Elizabeth King William's Town Cemetery Molteno Cemetery, Nr Dordrecht Maitland Road No 4 Cemetery, Cape Town

Location
of VC HQ RLC Officers' Mess, Camberley Not publicly held Not publicly held Lord Ashcroft VC Collection

Remarks None Believed to have committed suicide * Serving with Corps of Scouts None

Name	James Langley, DALTON	Henry Cecil Dudgeon, D'ARCY	The Hon Raymond Harvey, DE MONTMORENCY	Horace Henry, GLASOCK
Rank	Assistant Commissary	Commandant	Captain	Driver
Force	Commissariat & Transport Dept.	Cape Frontier Light Horse	21st Lancers	Royal Horse Artillery
VC won	Rorke's Drift, 22-23 January 1879	Ulundi, Zululand, 3 July 1879	Khartoum, Sudanese War, 2 September 1898	Korn Spruit, Sanna's Post, 2nd Boer War, 31 March 1900
London Gaz	17 November 1879	9 October 1879	15 November 1898	26 June 1900
Born	London, England, December 1832	Wanganui, New Zealand, 11 August 1850	Montreal, Canada, 5 February 1867	London, England, 16 October 1880
Died	8 January 1887, Port Elizabeth	Between 8 August & 28 December 1881, Arnatola Forest	23 February 1900, Stormberg ( killed in action ) *	20 October 1916, Cape Town
Grave	Russel Road RC Cemetery, Port Elizabeth	King William's Town Cemetery	Molteno Cemetery, Nr Dordrecht	Maitland Road No 4 Cemetery, Cape Town
Location of VC	HQ RLC Officers' Mess, Camberley	Not publicly held	Not publicly held	Lord Ashcroft VC Collection
Remarks	None	Believed to have committed suicide	* Serving with Corps of Scouts	None

CAPE PROVINCE

Name John Frederick,
MCCREA Frederick,
MILLER Charles Herbert,
MULLINS Horace Edward,
RAMSDEN

Rank Surgeon Major Lieutenant-Colonel Major Trooper

Force 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry Royal Regiment of Artillery Imperial Light Horse ( Natal )
South African Forces Protectorate Regiment
( North West Cape Colony )

VC won Near Mafeking, Basuto War,
14 January 1881 Inkermann, Crimea,
5 November 1854 Elandslaagte, 2nd Boer War,
21 October 1899 Game Tree, Mafeking, 2nd Boer War,
26 December 1899

London Gaz 28 June 1881 6 May 1859 12 February 1901 6 July 1900

Born Guernsey, Channel Islands,
2 April 1854 Radway-under-Edge Hill, England,
10 November 1831 Grahamstown,
28 June 1869 Chester, England,
15 December 1878

Died 16 July 1894,
Kokstad 17 February 1874,
Cape Town 24 May 1916,
Johannesburg 3 August 1948,
Fish Hoek, Nr Simonstown

Grave Kokstad Cemetery, East Griqualand Ossuary Garden of Remembrance, Observatory, Cape Town Grahamstown Old Cemetery Maitland Road Crematorium, Cape Town

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft VC Collection Not publicly held Imperial War Museum, London Lord Ashcroft VC Collection

Remarks None None CMG None

Name	John Frederick, MCCREA	Frederick, MILLER	Charles Herbert, MULLINS	Horace Edward, RAMSDEN
Rank	Surgeon Major	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Trooper
Force	1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry	Royal Regiment of Artillery	Imperial Light Horse ( Natal ) South African Forces	Protectorate Regiment ( North West Cape Colony )
VC won	Near Mafeking, Basuto War, 14 January 1881	Inkermann, Crimea, 5 November 1854	Elandslaagte, 2nd Boer War, 21 October 1899	Game Tree, Mafeking, 2nd Boer War, 26 December 1899
London Gaz	28 June 1881	6 May 1859	12 February 1901	6 July 1900
Born	Guernsey, Channel Islands, 2 April 1854	Radway-under-Edge Hill, England, 10 November 1831	Grahamstown, 28 June 1869	Chester, England, 15 December 1878
Died	16 July 1894, Kokstad	17 February 1874, Cape Town	24 May 1916, Johannesburg	3 August 1948, Fish Hoek, Nr Simonstown
Grave	Kokstad Cemetery, East Griqualand	Ossuary Garden of Remembrance, Observatory, Cape Town	Grahamstown Old Cemetery	Maitland Road Crematorium, Cape Town
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft VC Collection	Not publicly held	Imperial War Museum, London	Lord Ashcroft VC Collection
Remarks	None	None	CMG	None

CAPE PROVINCE

Name Thomas Edward,
RENDLE Robert George,
SCOTT

Rank Sergeant Lieutenant-Colonel

Force Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Cape Mounted Riflemen

VC won Wulverghem, Belgium,
20 November 1914 Moirosi's Mountain, Basuto War,
8 April 1879

London Gaz 11 January 1915 1 October 1880

Born Bristol, England,
14 December 1884 Peterborough, England,
22 April 1857

Died 1 June 1946,
Cape Town 3 October 1918,
Wynberg

Grave Maitland Road No 1 Cemetery, Cape Town Plumstead Cemetery, Wynberg

Location
of VC Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum, Bodmin Not publicly held

Remarks None DSO

Name	Thomas Edward, RENDLE	Robert George, SCOTT
Rank	Sergeant	Lieutenant-Colonel
Force	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry	Cape Mounted Riflemen
VC won	Wulverghem, Belgium, 20 November 1914	Moirosi's Mountain, Basuto War, 8 April 1879
London Gaz	11 January 1915	1 October 1880
Born	Bristol, England, 14 December 1884	Peterborough, England, 22 April 1857
Died	1 June 1946, Cape Town	3 October 1918, Wynberg
Grave	Maitland Road No 1 Cemetery, Cape Town	Plumstead Cemetery, Wynberg
Location of VC	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum, Bodmin	Not publicly held
Remarks	None	DSO

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