James Henry Alex Krause (28976 Pte.)

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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour

Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Name	James Henry Alex Krause
Rank	Private
Number	28976
Company
Attached ^§
Transferred ^¥	8th Border Regiment
Former unit ^‡
Enlisted	London
Resident	Colombo, Ceylon^[1]
Born	Welamada, Ceylon
Died	26 October 1918
Where died	Home
How died	d. (see notes)
Age	22
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial	Grave
Reference no.	General C.4376.
Resting place	Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery
Source	Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)
Notes	d. signifies that the soldier died but SDGW does not elaborate further. This could mean he died as a result of sickness such as dysentry, colitis, pneumonia or malaria etc., or possibly an accidental death. Son of James Henry Alexander Krause (Postmaster) and Ada Pauline Krause, of Agrapatna, Ceylon, India.

Biography

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↑ Ceylon was a British Crown colony between 1802 and 1948, after which it was granted independence and became known as the Dominion of Ceylon until 1972. During this period it was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations and as a result shared a monarch with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. From 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, changing its name to Sri Lanka.

[1] Ceylon was a British Crown colony between 1802 and 1948, after which it was granted independence and became known as the Dominion of Ceylon until 1972. During this period it was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations and as a result shared a monarch with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. From 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, changing its name to Sri Lanka.

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