Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen.....
I was laid up for a period of time and I went through the old casualty list that was published by London Stamp.....
I started to keep track of the numbers but I am sure that I have missed a few.....
Most of course were marked Killed In Action, Wounded in Action or Died of Disease but no specific disease given......
I wonder what the families of the men below would say or think when they read the list and saw the notation beside their loved one's name......
Accidentally injured (reason not given) .............. 440
Accidentally killed (reason not given) ............... 260
Drowned .............................................. 203
Injured in Railway Accident .......................... 171
Killed in Railway Accident ........................... 142
Injured in Fall from Horse ........................... 112
Deserted ............................................. 76
Died from Enteric Fever .............................. 68
Wounded Accidentally Self Inflicted .................. 61
Injured by Lightning ................................. 56
Suicide (While temporarily Insane).................... 55
Killed by Lightning .................................. 54
Killed, Accidentally Self Inflicted .................. 43
Shot Dead Accidentally ............................... 33
Injured in Explosions ................................ 33
Killed in a Fall from Horse .......................... 22
Killed in Explosions ................................. 11
Died from Alcoholism ................................. 10
Died from Alcohol Poisoning .......................... 9
Poisoned ............................................. 9
Murdered ............................................. 8
Died of Burns ........................................ 7
Injured in Wagon Stampede ............................ 7
Died of a Fractured Skull ............................ 7
Died of Pneumonia .................................... 7
Died of Dysentery .................................... 7
Died of Suffocation .................................. 6
Died of Asphyxia ..................................... 5
Died of Heat Stroke .................................. 5
Three Each for the following:
Died of Sunstroke,
Shot by Comrade,
Died due to Fall in a Mine,
Died of Exposure,
Killed in Wagon Stampede,
Killed in Fall under Water Cart,
Killed in Fall off Railway Bridge.
Two Each for the following:
Discharged Due to Felony,
Died of Compression of the Brain,
Killed in Fall over Cliff,
Killed by Bee Stings,
Died in a Fit,
Died of the Plague,
Stabbed by the Natives,
Killed by Lions,
Killed in a Bar Brawl,
Killed attempting to Escape the Boers
One Each for the following:
Joined the Rebels,
Killed by a Crocodile while Swimming,
Executed for Murder,
Died from Rheumatism,
Killed after being Gored by a Bull,
Died of Tempanitis,
Died from an Overdose of Morphine,
Died from Exhaustion,
Died of Melancholia,
Died of Paralysis,
Died from Shock,
Died from Inflammation of Middle Ear,
Died from a Lacerated Brain,
Died from a Ruptured Kidney,
Died from a Strangulated Hernia.......
Mike
