245760 Lt. S. Cartwright British Army 8th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment (d.17th August 1916) Whilst on attachment to the 2nd Battalion Rhodesia Regiment, Lieutenant S. Cartwright was involved in the East Africa campaign against the Germans who were commanded by General Lettow von Forbeck. On the day of his death he was fighting an action by the Wari River in present day Tanzania. This action forced the enemy to retire to the town of Morogoro. A quote I have says: "Cartwright, an experienced soldier, was in civilian life assistant magistrate at Bulawayo, a trained and skillful machine-gun officer, and could be ill spared." He is buried at Morogoro Cemetery in Tanzania. It would appear that he emigrated to Rhodesia at some stage prior to WW1. I would be most interested in receiving any further information you may have concerning Lieutenant Cartwright.
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