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Private W Badman
Number: 5019
KIA
Buried: Historical Village Cemetery, Cathcart district, Eastern Cape South Africa

Elmarie
The Palmer roll shows '5019 Pte. W. Badman of 4th Somerset L.I." as killed accidentally on the indicated date.
Best regards
IL.

Badman's entry in the various casualty rolls illustrates a problem.

The publish SAFF roll shows he was accidentally killed on the railway. This is clearly stated on his service papers "killed by train".

Ancestry & Palmer seem to drop the critical information as to how he met his death. This is not uncommon on Ancestry, I don't have Palmer so I can't say how accurate his transcription was.

My copy of SAFF (Oaklands) simply says "Killed, Thomas River, 4th May, accidentally". No reference to cause of death.
Palmer says "Killed, Thomas River, 4/5/01, accly, 4 SomLI".
IL.

LinneyI wrote: My copy of SAFF (Oaklands) simply says "Killed, Thomas River, 4th May, accidentally". No reference to cause of death.
Palmer says "Killed, Thomas River, 4/5/01, accly, 4 SomLI".
IL.

You're right. I must ensure my records are referenced when I pick up this extra info.

Still don't get why folk still use the out of date casualty rolls.