4940 Corporal A Bond, 2nd Battalion the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The Battalion sailed in the Formosa on 5 Nov 1899, and arrived at the Cape on 29 Nov. For two months it was on the lines of communication on the western border. Two companies of the battalion took part in Colonel Pilcher's successful raid from Belmont to Douglas and Sunnyside, when a laager and 40 prisoners were captured. When Lord Roberts arrived at Modder River in Feb 1900 the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, along with the 2nd Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Gordons, and the Canadian Regiment, formed the 19th Brigade under Major General Smith-Dorrien. They were involved in the crossing of the Modder River and the advance from the River to Bloemfontein. Cpl Bond died of enteric fever (typhoid) at the Stationary Military Hospital, Orange River Station, South of the Modder River, aged 22 years. Initially buried at the military cemetery, Orange River Station. Later reinterred in West End Cemetery, Kimberly.
4940 Corporal A Bond, 2nd Battalion the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The Battalion sailed in the Formosa on 5 Nov 1899, and arrived at the Cape on 29 Nov. For two months it was on the lines of communication on the western border. Two companies of the battalion took part in Colonel Pilcher's successful raid from Belmont to Douglas and Sunnyside, when a laager and 40 prisoners were captured. When Lord Roberts arrived at Modder River in Feb 1900 the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, along with the 2nd Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Gordons, and the Canadian Regiment, formed the 19th Brigade under Major General Smith-Dorrien. They were involved in the crossing of the Modder River and the advance from the River to Bloemfontein. Cpl Bond died of enteric fever (typhoid) at the Stationary Military Hospital, Orange River Station, South of the Modder River, aged 22 years. Initially buried at the military cemetery, Orange River Station. Later reinterred in West End Cemetery, Kimberly.
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