The cemetery memorialonly records a Pte Loftus of the West Yorkshire Regiment who died during the Second Anglo Boer War (no date, no initial). This is believed to be 5471 Private J Loftus, 2nd Battalion the (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment. He deployed with his battalion to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Roslin Castle on 19 Oct 1899, and arrived at the Cape about 8 Nov 1899 and at Durban about the 11 Nov 1899. Along with the 2nd Queen's, 2nd Devons, and 2nd East Surrey, they formed the 2nd Brigade under Major General Hildyard, part of the Ladysmith relief force. They fought at Willow Grange on 22 Nov 1899 in a night attack on Boer forces under Joubert (10 killed, 50 wounded). At Venter's Spruit the battalion had some very severe fighting on the left of Warren's force, particularly on 21 Jan 1900, and at Vaal Krantz on 7 Feb 1900. In the breakthrough to Ladysmith between 13-27 Feb 1900 the battalion were constantly in the thickest, including their attacks on Monte Cristo and Railway Hill (Captain Conwyn Mansell-Jones was awarded the VC). Pte Loftus was killed at Sunday's River, Natal, some 30-40 km East of Colenso/Ladysmith. He is also commemorated on the West Yorkshire Regiment Boer War memorial in the West Yorkshire Regiment Chapel, York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30631).
The cemetery memorialonly records a Pte Loftus of the West Yorkshire Regiment who died during the Second Anglo Boer War (no date, no initial). This is believed to be 5471 Private J Loftus, 2nd Battalion the (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment. He deployed with his battalion to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Roslin Castle on 19 Oct 1899, and arrived at the Cape about 8 Nov 1899 and at Durban about the 11 Nov 1899. Along with the 2nd Queen's, 2nd Devons, and 2nd East Surrey, they formed the 2nd Brigade under Major General Hildyard, part of the Ladysmith relief force. They fought at Willow Grange on 22 Nov 1899 in a night attack on Boer forces under Joubert (10 killed, 50 wounded). At Venter's Spruit the battalion had some very severe fighting on the left of Warren's force, particularly on 21 Jan 1900, and at Vaal Krantz on 7 Feb 1900. In the breakthrough to Ladysmith between 13-27 Feb 1900 the battalion were constantly in the thickest, including their attacks on Monte Cristo and Railway Hill (Captain Conwyn Mansell-Jones was awarded the VC). Pte Loftus was killed at Sunday's River, Natal, some 30-40 km East of Colenso/Ladysmith. He is also commemorated on the West Yorkshire Regiment Boer War memorial in the West Yorkshire Regiment Chapel, York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England (see: https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30631).
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