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Private Archibald Ratcliff

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South Africa War Monument

Military service

Service number: 21
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: The Royal Canadian Regiment
Death: September 23, 1900 Boschpoort, South Africa

Burial/memorial information

BELFAST OLD MUNICIPAL CEMETERY
Additional information

Commemorated on the St. Catharines South African War Plaque and the Watson Monument.

Related media

South African War (1899 – 1902)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 34 of the South African War / Nile Expedition Book of Remembrance.
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BELFAST OLD MUNICIPAL CEMETERY South Africa

Turn off the N4 toward Belfast, go under the railroad bridge, turn left at fork (Spitskop Road), turn right at Van Kraayenberg Street, and then left at Scheepers Street. The road goes from tar to bad dirt road. Continue on Scheepers Street for 150 m. The Belfast Old Municipal Cemetery is on the left and the Canadian graves are at the top-centre.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Learning resources

Lesson Plan: Ages 12 - 18

Canadian Faces of the South African War

Lesson Plan: Ages 12 - 18

WebQuest: Canada and the South African War

 

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