His story
Jacob NDINGE, no. 1039, died on 27 January 1917 and is buried at Dar es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery, grave XII. B. 4. One CWGC-derived list files him under the South African Veterinary Corps with the recorded rank “Cape Boy”. The South African Roll of Honour instead assigns him administratively to the Native Labour Corps and identifies the veterinary corps as his unit. These descriptions should be retained together until the underlying record is examined.
Before the war
- Nationality
- South African service
Military service
- Service number
- 1039
- Corps or service
- South African Native Labour Corps
- Unit
- CWGC grouping: SAVC; South African Roll of Honour: South African Native Labour Corps, unit SAVC
- Enlistment or entry recorded
- 19 November 1915 at Pretoria (South African Roll of Honour)
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 27 January 1917
- Cemetery or memorial
- DAR ES SALAAM (UPANGA ROAD) CEMETERY
- Grave reference
- XII. B. 4.
Connected men
- William MANGALISOAlso buried at DAR ES SALAAM (UPANGA ROAD) CEMETERY
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- CWGC-DERIVED CASUALTY DETAILS
- SOUTH AFRICAN ROLL OF HONOUR — NDINGE’S UNIT
- South African Roll of Honour
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Jacob Ndinge”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/sa_jacob_ndinge/.
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