SEYMOUR – LEWIS J.
| Born: Rank: MAJOR Regiment: CAPE PIONEER RAILWAY REGT. GPS: |
Reason for death: KILLED IA Place of death: ZAND RIVER O.R.C. Date of death: 1900/07/14 Memorial: |
Note:
THE BOOK “BOER WAR OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1901 – EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF CAPTAIN S.L.H. SLOCUM AND CAPTAIN CARL REICHMANN” REPORTS THE DEATH OF MAJOR SEYMOUR AS FOLLOWS – THE RAILWAY PIONEER REGIMENT, A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION UNDER MAJ. LEWIS SEYMOUR (AN AMERICAN), WHO, I REGRET TO SAY, WAS SUBSEQUENTLY KILLED WHILE REPAIRING THE BRIDGE AT SAND RIVER DURING AN ATTACK BY THE BOERS UPON HIS WORKING PARTY, RENDERED MOST VALUABLE SERVICE IN THIS REPAIR WORK, AND IT WAS DUE TO THEIR EFFORTS, IN GREAT PART, THAT THE LINE WAS REPAIRED WITH SUCH RAPIDITY AS THE ARMY ADVANCED NORTHWARD.
