Billingsley, George
Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Rank: Private
Service No: 2962
Boer War service: 7 Nov 1899 to 6 Jan 1902
Date of enlistment: 8 Jan 1889
Date of discharge: 8 Jan 1902
Reason for discharge: Termination of limited engagement
Other information: George rejoined the KSLI in 1903, serving for 4 years at ...
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Bedford, Benjamin Breeze
Bedford, Benjamin Breeze
Regiment: 9th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry (Denbighshire)
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 15313
Boer War service: 25 Jun 1900 to 16 Oct 1900
Date of enlistment: 20 Mar 1900
Date of discharge: 16 Oct 1900
Reason for discharge: Discharged at own request
Other information:
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Queen's South A...
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Beddows, Thomas
Beddows, Thomas
Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Rank: Private
Service No: 6104
Boer War service: 17 Aug 1900 to 7 Jan 1903
Date of enlistment: 22 Aug 1899
Date of discharge: 24 March 1919
Reason for discharge: Demobilisation after WW1 service
Other information: Following the Boer War, Thomas continued in service for 7 ...
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Barlow, William
Barlow, William
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Rank: Staff Sergeant farrier
Service No: 3637
Boer War service: 30 Nov 1899 to 22 Oct1901
Date of enlistment: 5 Aug 1880
Date of discharge: 4 Aug 1902
Reason for discharge: Completion of tour of duty
Other information: Prior to serving in the Boer War, William served in South A...
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Barker, Robert
Barker, Robert
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry (13th Company, 5th Battalion) Shropshire
Rank: Private
Service No: 1309
Boer War service: 2 Feb 1900 to 10 Jun 1901
Date of enlistment: 4 Jan 1900
Date of discharge: 18 Jun 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of limited engagement
Other information:
Awards
Queen's...
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Bailey, Alfred
Bailey, Alfred
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (previously enlisted into Cheshire Regiment)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 6910
Boer War service: 22 Oct 1899 to 25 Sept 1902
Date of enlistment: 3 Oct 1889
Date of discharge: 24 Jan 1905
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information: Clasp details unknown
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Atkinson, Charles Inman
Atkinson, Charles Inman
Regiment: 9th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry (Montgomeryshire)
Rank: Private
Service No: 15318
Boer War service: 15 Apr 1900 to 8 Apr 1901
Date of enlistment: 24 Mar 1900
Date of discharge: 30 Jul 1901
Reason for discharge: Discharged at his own request
Other information: He had been a member of the loca...
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Laing’s Nek clasp
LAING’S NEK: 12 June 1900 (Natal)
Awarded to all troops of the Natal Field Force employed in the operations and north of an east and west line through Newcastle between 2nd and 9th June 1900, both dates inclusive.
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Belfast clasp
BELFAST: 26 or 27 August 1900 (Transvaal)
Awarded to troops who, on 26 or 27 August 1900, were east of a north and south line drawn through Wonderfonein, and west of a north and south line through Dalmanutha Station, and north of an east and west line drawn through Carolina.
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Wittebergen clasp
WITTEBERGEN: 1–29 July 1900 (OFS)
Awarded to all troops who were inside a line drawn from Harrismith to Bethlehem, then to Senekal and Clocolan, along the Basuto border and back to Harrismith, between 1st and 29th July 1900, both dates inclusive.
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