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IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH OFFICERS AND MEN
who died in the Intombi Camp between November 1899 and March 1900
Erected by the South African War Graves Board
'As in Adam all Die, so also in Christ all be made Alive'
1. Cor. 15: 22

Story of Alfred D Alborough

Dedicated to Alfred D Alborough born March 1872 and died at Intombi hospital outside Ladysmith on 14th March 1900 from enteric. Alfred was a Trooper with the Border Mounted Rifles.

Son of William Alborough b15th Dec 1835 Norfolk d13th April 1892. William is buried at Boston Natal. Mother was Anne Elizabeth Sleightholme b1846 Sleights York d19th August 1877. William and Anne met in Natal and married on the 9th June 1863. They had 6 children, Albert Parker, John, William, Henry, Alfred D, Walter and Charles.

Note William Alborough arrived in South Africa on the 20th May 1855 with his father William Alborough senior and a sister Jane. Jane married a Robert Bloy and the descendants of this family still live in Natal

Intombi Hospital, Ladysmith 14 March 1900. From the diary of HE Fernandez Medical Officer at the above hospital: 'To tell you the truth, this place with all its horrors and misery and worry is beginning to get on my nerves. Every one of our Staff of Doctors has gone except Buntine, who still keeps on. Ladysmith itself (4 and a half miles away) In my big marquee about the same time I lost a man named Alborough quite unexpectedly whose brother was sent away from here a few days ago with the most hopeful account of the patients condition.'

Anyone interested in the Alborough surname may contact Derek Austin for copy of scanned handwritten family tree:
dubbin_1@bigpond.com

Note: Alborough's name is among the Border Mounted Rifles on one of the large memorials shown above. As he was not buried at Intombi Cemetery there is no separate grave or Memorial Inscription for him there.

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UHLMANN, W - Trooper, Border Mounted Rifles
d. 30th Jan 1900
(Note that the date of death is given as 20th January in the NMR Regimental History p 90)

VERN, P - Private, 1st Devonshire Regt.
d. 18th Feb 1900, aged 21

VYVYAN, Kenneth M - Border Mounted Rifles
d. Intombi (of enteric) March 10th 1900 aged 21 years
'Dearly Loved Son of Rev Thomas Grenfell and Edith May Vyvyan
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'

UNKNOWN SOLDIER - of 2nd Batt Rifle Brigade
who died at Intombi Camp on Feb 22nd 1900 of enteric fever
(Upper part of memorial, which would have given the name of the deceased,
is missing and, during renovating and restoring of the cemetery,  incorrectly replaced by Border Mounted Rifles cross. It is possible that this upper portion should be that attached to the memorial of William Dixon Smith.)

Photographs: Dixon-Smith

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OCHSE, Harold Cecil - Trooper ILH
wounded at Elandslaagte 21st Oct 1899
d. 12th December 1899, aged 20 years and 6 months
'He died for his Queen and Country'

OCHSE, HC - Trooper, Imperial Light Horse
d. 12 Dec 1899, from wounds received at Elandslaagte
(Plaque on ILH Wall of Remembrance)

ORLEBAR, William Aubrey - 2nd Lieut XIX PWO Hussars
youngest son of the late Cuthbert Knightly and Emily Orlebar
d. at Intombi 17 Feb 1900 during the Siege of Ladysmith aged 21 years
'To be with Christ, which is far better'
Erected by his brother officers

Photographs: Dixon-Smith

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MELVILLE, Leslie Seton - Trooper, Border Mounted Rifles
died at Intombi Feb 24th 1900 (of enteric)
'One who wore the white flower of a blameless life'

MILLS, S - Capt. 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade who died at Intombi Camp 2 Feb 1900 of wounds received in action on 6 Jan 1900

MINNIEGE, James - Maj. RAMC
d. of enteric fever on 17 March 1900
Youngest son of the late JA Minniege, Londonderry

Photographs: Dixon-Smith

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JONES, George William Grey - Lieut. R.A.M.C.
eldest son of GT Jones, M.D., formerly of Ludlow, Salop
d. February 20th 1900 at Intombi Camp Hospital, in his 26th Year
'Thy will be done'

MAYNARD, Claude St. John - Natal Police
d. 3rd March 1900, aged 26 years

MEAD, PE - Private, 1st Devon Regt.
d. 1 March 1900 aged 24 years

PhotographsL Dixon-Smith

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KINNEAR, Robert Hill - 2nd Lieut. 5th Dragoon Guards
dearly loved and only child of Rob.S and Mary Kinnear
after going through the Siege of Ladysmith he died at Intombi Hospital on the 16th Mar 1900 aged 21 years

LAWRENCE, WP - Trooper, Imperial Light Horse

d. 4 Dec 1899
(Plaque on ILH Wall of Remembrance)

1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
'who died in the service of their Country in the Defence of Ladysmith And are Buried in this Ground':

RUSSELL
CLARKE
BARRATT
FLETCHER
HARLOW
PIKE
HILL
CALLAGHAN
BRITLAND
DARLOW
MASON
CHAPMAN
WILDMAN
BIRCHMORE
EDGE
MILLERS
TUCKER
CAPEL
COLLETT
CART
WOOFENDEN
BRADLEY
LINDSEY
TWAITES
WALKER
SMITH
MARTIN
HUTT
HANNIBAL
JOHNSON
WALSTER
NORTH
WILLIAMS
GRIFFIN
WOOLMER
CAVE
CROLL
SANDERS
FORBES
HAZEL
BROWN
TRIGGER
COCKERILL

Photographs: Dixon-Smith

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IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE obelisk:

This monument is erected by their comrades in memory of NCOs and Troopers of the Imperial Light Horse who are buried in this Cemetery

'Tell England, Ye who pass this Monument,
We, who died serving her, rest here content'

PEARCE, FW
TAYLOR, JG
GORTON, HC
GUTHRIE SMITH, D
BENSON, HC
OCHSE, HC
STEWART, Bernard
BURROWS, W
LAWRENCE, WP
SAUNDERS, WCB
FOLEY, RA
CARTER, JCE
CAMBELL [sic], J
SHORTT, AC

Photographs: Dixon-Smith

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HANCOCK, Joseph Robert - Sgt. Border Mounted Rifles
of Cromwell (?) Umzimkulu
d. 10 Feb 1900 of fever when with his troop on duty, aged 27 years
'In sure and certain hope'

HODSON, Thomas William - Private, XI Prince Albert's Own Hussars
who died at Intombi 25th Jan 1900, aged 25
'Thy Will Be Done'

HOJEM, AG - Trooper, Border Mounted Rifles
d. Feb 2nd 1900 (of enteric)

Photographs: Dixon-Smith

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