In Memory Of

PAYNE, JAMES NELSON

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 8th Regt.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1917-07-20
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 2. B. 13.
Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Tanzania
Additional Information
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches (twice)
Citations:
 LG Sup 6 August 1918 pg 9222 - "Brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War by Lieutenant-General. Sir J. L. van Deventer, K.C.B., Commanding-in-Chief, British Forces East Africa, for distinguished services during the operations from 30th May to December, 1917, described in his despatch of 21st January, 1918"
Son of James and M. Payne, of 16, Langtongate, Duns, Scotland. (Formerly buried in Kilwa Kivinje Cemetery).