MIERS – ROLAND HILL MACDONALD CAPEL
| Born: 1876/04/00 Rank: LIEUT. Regiment: SOMERSETSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY – ATTACHED TO S.A.C. GPS: S26°29.725 E28°20.778 |
Reason for death: KILLED Place of death: RIVIERSDRAAI – NEAR HEIDELBERG Date of death: 1901/09/25 Memorial: HEIDELBERG |
Note:
SALMON VAN AS WAS EXECUTED BY THE BRITISH ON 23RD JUNE 1902 FOR THE DISPUTED MURDER OF LIEUT. ROLAND MIERS AT WOLWEPAN, JUST SOUTH OF HEIDELBURG. THE FULL DETAILS OF THE EVENT ARE TOLD IN ROBIN SMITH’S BOOK “PRACTICALLY OVER” BEGINNING ON PAGE 273.
