4551 Private A S Burritt, 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers. He deployed with his regiment to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the City of Vienna and the Mohawk, and arrived at the Cape about 16 Nov 1899. They joined General French about Naauwpoort, and after doing a fortnight's patrol work and skirmishing in that district they were sent to Modder River about 2 Dec 1899. They fought in the battle of Magersfontein on 11 Dec 1899. On 11 Feb 1900 they were part of the breakthrough in the relief of Kimberley and were part of the Army advance to Bloemfontein. Pte Burrett died of enteric fever (typhoid) at St Mary's Hall, Kimberley, Cape Colony aged 26 years. He is also commemorated on the 12th Lancers Boer War memorial in All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Farnborough Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/50340).
4551 Private A S Burritt, 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers. He deployed with his regiment to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the City of Vienna and the Mohawk, and arrived at the Cape about 16 Nov 1899. They joined General French about Naauwpoort, and after doing a fortnight's patrol work and skirmishing in that district they were sent to Modder River about 2 Dec 1899. They fought in the battle of Magersfontein on 11 Dec 1899. On 11 Feb 1900 they were part of the breakthrough in the relief of Kimberley and were part of the Army advance to Bloemfontein. Pte Burrett died of enteric fever (typhoid) at St Mary's Hall, Kimberley, Cape Colony aged 26 years. He is also commemorated on the 12th Lancers Boer War memorial in All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Farnborough Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/50340).
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