Richard Farre Pfohl

Richard Farre Pfohl

Burial February 06, 1917
NAMAKUNDE OVAMBOLAND ANGOLA

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES - ODIBO (ST. MARY'S) MISSION STATION GRAVES, OSHIKANGO

The cemetery is situated near the St. Mary's Mission Station. Just before the Oshikango border post on the Angola border, turn right and follow the border road for 4.4 km. Turn right and follow the road/track for 1.4 km past and then around the mission station to its rear, past a water reservoir, to the right of a soccer field and the definite track leads to the graves 0.3 km further on.

Nine of the graves are those of men who fell on 6 February 1917 in a punitive expedition against the Kwamyama chief Mandume. These graves were originally at Namacunde in Angola and were moved to Odibo in 1929.

Richard was a soldier. He was killed during a punitive expedition against Kwamyama Chief Mandume. He was buried at Namacunde in Angola. Nine of the graves including his were later moved by the Commonwealth Wargraves Commmission to Obido Mission Station Cemetery, OshiKango, Namibia. They were moved in 1929 to Obido.

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EXTRACT FROM DALE COLLEGE MAGAZINE, KING WILLIAMS TOWN FOR JUNE, 1917.

Obituary

RICHARD PFOHL Killed in action, February 6th, 1917

R. Ffohl came as a boarder to the College at the beginning of 1906 and remained with us for some years. He served with the South African Mounted Rifles in South West Africa, and after the campaign was over, remained there to police the country.

The S.A.M.R. were ordered to quell a native rising in Ovamboland, and it was in a fight against the natives that he met his end. His younger brother, Fred, died on active service in East Africa. His aged father, broken up by the death of Fred, died four days after hearing of the death of his second son.

"They were lovely and Pleasant in their lives And in their death They were not divided". _________________________________________________

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