Service Details
Name:
 VERSFELD
Given Name:
 JOSHUA METCALFE
Initials:
 J M
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Horse
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Unit:
 4th
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Unit 2:
 "A" Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1916-05-20
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Date of Birth:
 1892-01-30
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, chest gunshot, received during the action on 19 May 1916 when his patrol had been surprised and ambushed by a stronger enemy force.
Additional
Information:
Son of Marthinus and Caroline Jessie Metcalf Versfeld (nee Metcalf), of Slangkop, Darling, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Slangkop, Darling. A farmer. Commemorated on Darling Presbyterian Church wall memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 7. H. 3.

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