His story
Private James Allan DUTHIE, no. 492, died on 8 October 1917, aged twenty-one. The casualty record names his mother E. Duthie at 44 Gladstone Street, Leven, Fife. He is buried at Dodoma Cemetery, grave I. C. 4. His civilian occupation and service movements still need investigation.
His service card names his father J. R. Duthie and mother Mrs E. B. Duthie, including a Turffontein address. It records that he was taken on strength on 22 November 1915 and died from blackwater fever at Dodoma.
Before the war
- Nationality
- South African service
- Family
- Father: J. R. Duthie; mother: Mrs E. B. Duthie, with a Turffontein address and later commemorative address at Leven, Fife.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 492
- Corps or service
- South African Veterinary Corps
- Enlistment or entry recorded
- Taken on strength 22 November 1915
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 8 October 1917
- Age
- 21
- Place of death
- Dodoma
- Recorded cause
- Blackwater fever
- Cemetery or memorial
- DODOMA CEMETERY
- Grave reference
- I. C. 4.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- CWGC-DERIVED CASUALTY DETAILS
- SOUTH AFRICAN ROLL OF HONOUR — BLACKWATER FEVER
- SOUTH AFRICA WAR GRAVES PROJECT — SAVC ROLL
- South Africa War Graves Project
- Original record image
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “James Allan Duthie”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/sa_james_allan_duthie/.
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