STRONG – CHARLES POWLETT
| Born: 1875/01/00 Rank: LIEUT. Regiment: BEDFORDSHIRE REGT – 2ND BATT. GPS: S27°47.760 E28°26.005 |
Reason for death: KILLED IA Place of death: REITZ – GRASPAN Date of death: 1901/06/06 Memorial: REITZ CEMETERY – FREE STATE |
Medal:
LIEUT STRONG WAS MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES OF SEPTEMBER 10TH 1901, JULY 28TH 1901 OF LORD KITCHENER AND WAS AWARDED THE D.S.O. (SOURCE – DOONER).
Note:
THE ENTRANCE GATE TO THE REITZ CEMETERY IS LOCATED AT S27°47.744 E28°25.973. THE BATTLE IN WHICH LIEUT. STRONG LOST HIS LIFE IS DETAILED IN “HISTORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 VOLUME 4 – MAJ.GEN SIR FREDERICK MAURICE‘ PAGES 105-107. (REPRINT EDITION BY THE NAVAL & MILITARY PRESS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM)
