Walter BUXTON in South Africa

[J Bux]

I have found Walter Buxton's Death Certificate, can anyone decipher the cemetery name?

[baddy]

Hi,

The cemetery mentioned is DuToitspan in Kimberley.

Dave

[Nookie]

Hi all
Thanks for the links. 
I've had a look at the nominal roll images in the Carbineers website and they only show one W BUXTON. Trooper 410.  He was killed in action on 18th Dec 1899.

The Walter in the other link is  BUXTON Walter, Trooper 1481. is about 10 years younger.

I'm not sure if Walter was in the Natal Carbineers but it is the only reference I've found to that
name.


On www.eggsa.org there is a grave for a Walter Buxton who died on 18 December 1899.  It was erected by the Natal Carbineers.



Grateful for any help

[Nookie]

There is a grave on www.eggsa.org for a Walter Buxton who died 18 December 1899 at the Ladysmith cemetery.  It was erected by the Natal Carbineers.

The death certificate you attached showed that he died of Erysipelas which is a streptococcus bacterial infection.  I wonder if this could have been from the insect bite.

However, according to www.southafricawargraves.org he is not listed at Dutoitspan cemetery as one of the 'war graves". 

[J Bux]

Hi
The cause of Walter's death is consistent with an insect bite, but he was (according to the newspaper report) on leave from the army and helping with recruiting, why then was his occupation on the death certificate given as a diamond miner rather than a soldier?  If he had left the services, then he died as a civilian and would not be buried with military honours. 
It would be very disappointing for me to find that the story might be poor reporting,  mixing the exploits of three different Walter Buxtons, but I cannot find anything to place him in the South African armed forces.


Best wishes for Christmas and a happy new year to everyone who has helped me with this subject..


Regards
John