Lieutenant and Quartermaster The Hon James Chase

Died:

3.2.1900

1SG
Aged 41
Died of disease at Modder river.
Born July 1958. Warrant Officer for 6 years and obtained his commission in the Scots Guards in May 1981. Served in Egyptian expedition 1882, present at the action at Mehuda and the battle of Tel-el-Kebir.
Buried in Ely cemetery.

Memorial(s):

Country Location Name of Memorial Campaign Names Date(s)
England Ely Cathedral Chapter House Ely East Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire CB7 4LB Ely Cathedral Boer War Memorial Boer War
James Chase 3-2-1900 View

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