▁he ▁left ▁the ▁house ; ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁not ▁found ▁for ▁several ▁months . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁in ▁the ▁c emetery ▁of ▁King ▁William ' s ▁Town ▁beside ▁his ▁parents . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁South ▁African , ▁though ▁he ▁probably ▁considered ▁himself ▁British ▁or ▁Ang lo - I r ish . ▁ ▁Spe cul ation ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁David ▁Rand all ▁in ▁The ▁Independent ▁newspaper ▁in ▁London ▁reported ▁claims ▁that ▁D ' Ar cy ▁f aked ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Edmund ▁O ' To ole ▁Lord ▁William ▁Ber es ford ; ▁both ▁won ▁the ▁V C ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁at ▁Ul und i ▁during ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁a ▁recon no it ring ▁party . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁( br ief ▁bi ography ▁details ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Ang lo - Z ulu ▁War ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁Category : C ape ▁Col ony ▁army ▁officers ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁King ▁William ' s ▁Town ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Wh ang an ui ▁Category : S outh ▁African ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁Richard ▁Besch loss ▁( born ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American