Basic Details
Surname
Galpin
Forenames
F W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
The school website (see References) provides this biography: 'Francis Walter Galpin was born 12 March 1866, the fourth son of Thomas Dixon Galpin, a publisher. He was at Charterhouse between 1879 and 1884; he was a Monitor and played for the Saunderites House football team. After leaving school, he went up to Balliol College, Oxford. He volunteered for service in the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Anglo Boer War. He died on active service at Lindley on 28 May 1900.'
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
South Africa
Country of burial
South Africa
Town of burial
Lindley, Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State
Year of death
1900
Month of death
May
Day of death
28
Age at death
34