In Memory Of

MKULUNYELWA

Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
M/448
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Rhodesia Native Regiment
Date of Death:
1917-03-23
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, shot dead, while peering over the edge of his trench
Commemoration
Cemetery:
UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Localitly:
Unknown
Country:
Tanzania
Additional Information
Citations:
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Son of Senator Chief Kayisa Ndiweni, an important Ndebele chief. Had a pregnant wife at home. Commemorated on Bulawayo Post Office Memorial. ref. No Insignificant Part - The Rhodesia Native Regiment and the East Africa Campaign of the First World War by Timothy J. Stapleton. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918