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Private W. Greenhalgh (regimental number 3044) served with the Cheshire Regiment and died of typhoid on 12th January 1901 at Johannesburg during the Second Boer War.
SS Britannic
The 2nd Battalion sailed from Southampton on the SS Britannic on 7th January 1900, arriving in Cape Town three weeks later, on 27th January. Along with the 2nd South Wales Borderers, 1st East Lancashire, and 2nd North Staffordshire, they formed the 15th Brigade under Major General A G Wavell, and part of the VIIth Division under Lieutenant General Tucker. The 2nd Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment took part in engagements at Jacobsdal, Karree Siding, Brandfort, Vet, Sand River and the capture of Johannesburg. The Cheshire Regiment was based at Johannesburg for some months.
Whilst there, Private Greenhalgh succombed to typhoid (enteric fever), and died on 12th January 1901.
He is remembered on the Cheshire Regiment memorial in Chester Cathedral, and on the plaque in St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield.
The plaque was installed after the end of the war in 1902.
