1900 - "The body of Private Ernest Dainty (34), Royal Artillery, was found drowned in the Birmingham Canal at Willenhall on Sunday. The deceased had been invalided home from South Africa, where he was wounded at Elandslaagte. He also suffered from enteric fever, and since his return to Willenhall it is stated that he had acted strangely at times, and had been noticed to lie down and pretend to fire at Boers. He was last seen on Saturday night, when he remarked to a friend that he would never see Willenhall Wakes, which are being held this week. There were no marks of violence on the body."
Birmingham Daily Post, Tuesday 18th September 1900
1901 -
The death of Lieutenant Martin Gurdon-Rebow, Grenadier Guards.
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Naauwpoort, Thursday.......
....On the evening of the 16th, a small party under Lieutenant Gurdon-Rebow, Grenadier Guards, consisting of detachments drawn from several posts along the railway line, east of Hanover Road, moved out during a downpour of rain, with the object of surrounding a farmhouse in the neighbourhood, where Boers were stated to be in hiding. The expedition was carried out, but nobody was found at the farmhouse. The party then returned to their different posts, splitting into three portions.
....One of these, consisting of nine men, accompanied Lieut. Gurdon-Rebow, who, perceiving another farmhouse near the road, marched towards it, to see whether any of the enemy remained.
....The small party was attacked by a superior force of the enemy, and a fight ensued. One man was killed and three were wounded, while a sergeant, who attempted to swim the river, was drowned. Lieut. Rebow refused to surrender, and was shot dead at close range.—Reuter's Special.
Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 28th September 1901
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