Service Details
Name:
 McTAVISH
Given Name:
 DONALD
Initials:
 D
Service No:
 709
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Veterinary Corps
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Unit:
 "A" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1915-09-14
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Date of Birth:
 1860-03-20
Age:
 55
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. A company of South African Mounted Rifles, under Colonel Dawson, after two night marches, surprised a German fortress occupying a drift 60 miles from Steinkopf, in Namaqualand. After a sharp skirmish, they compelled the Germans to surrender. One Rifleman was killed
Additional
Information:
Son of Alexander and Ellen McTavish. Husband of Hilletje Magdalena (nee Bronkhorst) McTavish. Born King William's Town. A mason. ***Likely SA Veteran Regiment NOT SAVC. No additional information known at this time
Commemoration
Country:
 Namibia
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Cemetery:
 AUS MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 5.

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