Lieutenant
E.W. BELL - Suffolk Regiment, attached 2nd King's African Rifles - killed in action at
Gumburru, 15th April 1903
Lieutenant C.H. BOWDEN-SMITH - killed in action at at Jidballi, 10th January 1904
Captain
Cahrles Maurice Dundas BRUCE - Royal Field Artillery - killed
in action at
Daratoleh, 22nd April 1902
Memorial at Gordons Boys School, West End, Surrey - "To the dear memory of Charles
Maurice Dundas Bruce Captain Royal Artillery. Born June 4 1869. Killed
in action Somaliland April 22 1903."
Lieutenant
CHICHESTER - 6th King's African Rifles - killed in
action at Galadi, 16th April 1902
Captain Duncan A. FRIEDRICHS - Royal Engineers - killed in action 17th June 1901 at Ferdiddin.
Lieutenant
J.A. GAYNOR - 2nd Dragoon Guards, attached 2nd King's African Rifles - killed in action at
Gumburru, 15th April 1903
Captain Charles GODFREY, DSO - British Central Africa Indian Contingent - killed in action at Daratoleh, 22nd April 1902. Born 16th Feb. 1872, son of Major-General Godfrey. Served in 26th Bombay Infantry. DSO for Ashanti Expedition.
Captain
J. JOHNSTON-STEWART - 93rd Highlanders, attached 2nd King's African
Rifles - killed in
action at Gumburru, 15th April 1903
Captain
Thomas LISTER - killed in action at Jidballi,
10th
January 1904
Memorial at Eton College - "To the dear memory of Thomas Lister, eldest son of
Thomas Lord Ribblesdale and Charlotte his wife. Born May 2nd 1878.
Captain 1st Royal Hussars DSO in him His Majesty lost a most gallant
and promising officer. He served throughout the South African War at
the Battle of Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Houtnek, Vet
River, Diamond Hill, Wittenbergen and the Relief of Kimberley. Killed
at the Battle of Jidballi, Somaliland January 10th 1904 aged 25."
Lieutenant
E.D. LUARD - Royal West Kent Regiment
Captain
L. McKINNON - Sherwood Foresters, attached 2nd King's African Rifles -
killed in action
at Gumburru, 15th April 1903
Captain
Herbert Humphrey de Bohun MORRIS - East Kent Regiment, attached 2nd
King's African Rifles -
killed in action at
Gumburru, 15th April 1903
Memorial at Bedford High School,
Bedford - "In
loving memory of Captain Herbert Humphrey
de Bohun Morris, The Buffs East Kent Regiment attached to The King's
African Rifles, 2nd son of Col. G.T. Morris late B.S.C. who was killed
at Gumburru Somaliland 17 April 1903 whilst fighting in Col. Plunkett's
gallant stand against the Mullah's forces. Born 1st September 1874."
Captain
Herbert Edward OLIVEY - Suffolk Regiment - killed in
action at Gumburru, 15th April 1903. Attached 2nd King's African
Rifles.
Memorial at St.
Mylors Church, Mylor, Cornwall - "In loving memory of Walter Rice Olivey,
Lieut. 66th
Regt. son of Lieut.Col. W.R. Olivey, Army Pay Department, who was
killed while carrying the Queen's Colour of his regiment at the Battle
of Maiwand, Afghanistan, on the 27th July 1880, aged 20. Also of his
younger brother, Herbert Edward Olivey, Capt. Suffolk Regiment who was
killed in Somaliland while serving with the 2nd Battalion King's
African Rifles, on the 17th April 1903 aged 32."
Major
PHILLIPS - killed in action at Erigo 6th October 1902
"Killed whilst rallying his men" (The Times)
Lieutenant-Colonel
Arthur William Valentine PLUNKETT - 2nd King's African Rifles
- killed in action at Gumburru, 15th April 1903
Eldest son of Lt-Col. G.T. Plunkett, Royal Engineers, of Fitzwilliam
Square, Dublin.
Memorial at
Manchester Cathedral - "To the glory of God and in loving memory of Arthur William
Valentine Plunkett. Lieut-Colonel Commanding 2nd Battn the King's
African Rifles. Major in the Manchester Regiment, killed in action at
Gumburru, Somaliland on April 17th 1903. Aged 34."
Captain H.B. ROWLANDS - Suffolk Regiment, attached King's African Rifles - wounded at Daratoleh, 22nd April 1902, died of his wounds at Bohotle.
Lieutenant
Lionel Wilfred de SAUMAREZ - 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps -
died 2nd May 1901.
Memorial at the
War Memorial Church, Sandhurst Military Academy - "Lionel Wilfred de Saumarez.
Lieutenant 60th Rifles. South African War 1899-1900 including defence
of Ladysmith. Died during Somaliland Campaign. 2nd May 1901."
Lieutenant Francis Wheler SIME - Indian Medical Service - killed in action at Gumburru, 15th April 1903. Aged 26. Born Nov. 1876.
Captain
Herbert Charles VESEY - 2nd Sikhs - killed in action at
Gumburru, 15th April 1903.
Served Burma 1887-8 (medal & clasp) and Hazara Expedition
1888 (medal & clasp)
Memorial in St. Augustine's Church, Kohat - "Sacred to the
memory of Captn H.C. Vesey 2nd Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier
Force, who was killed in action at Gumburru Somaliland on 17th
April 1903. This tablet is erected by his brother officers in
affectionate remembrance of him, and in admiration of him as a
gallant soldier."
Lieutenant Joseph Raboteau WELLAND - Royal Army Medical Corps - killed while attending to wounded at Jidballi, 10th January 1904. Born 19th Sept. 1878, at Llandrillo, Denbigh. Attached 6th King's African Rifles.