In Memory Of
VERSFELD, JOSHUA METCALFE
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
1892-01-30
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
4th
Unit 2:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Horse
Date of Death:
1916-05-20
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
7. H. 3.
Cemetery:
DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Tanzania
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
