Ward, James
Regiment: King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
Rank: Private
Service No: 2294
Boer War service: 2 Dec 1899 to 16 May 1900
Date of enlistment: 11 Jan 1888 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Transferred to Army Reserve on 11 Jan 1895 and recalled on 13 Nov 1899.
Date of discharge: 31 Jan 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of engagement
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Walker, Richard Lloyd
Walker, Richard Lloyd
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry
Rank: Private
Service No: 1308
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: Richard's brother, Harry, also served in the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War.
Awards
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Walker, Harry Cullis
Walker, Harry Cullis
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry
Rank: Private (possibly Corporal)
Service No: 1302
Boer War service: 2 Feb 1900 - 10 Jun 1901
Date of enlistment: 4 Jan 1900
Date of discharge: 18 Jun 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of limited engagement
Other information: Harry's brother, Richard, also served in the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War.
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Vaughan, Robert
Vaughan, Robert
Regiment: Scots Guards
Rank: Private
Service No: 8299
Boer War service: 15 Mar 1900 to 1 Apr 1901
Date of enlistment: 16 Jul 1889
Date of discharge: 26 Apr 1902
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information:
Awards
Queen's South Africa Medal
Cape Colony
Orange Fr...
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Liverpool Regiment (King’s)
In 1897 the 1st battalion were stationed in the West Indies and then transferred to Cape Colony, South Africa. Prior to the outbreak of the war, as relations between the British and Boer republics deteriorated, the 1st King's formed a company of mounted infantry and moved to Ladysmith, where it underwent intensive training. The war began on 11 October 1899. The Boers invaded Natal soon afterwards and besieged Ladysmith on 2 November.
The Boer War had provid...
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Travers, Patrick
Travers, Patrick
Regiment: Liverpool Regiment (King's)
Rank: Private
Service No: 5328
Boer War service: 25 Nov 1897 to 5 Jan 1903
Date of enlistment: 20 May 1896
Date of discharge: 19 May 1912 (transferred to Army Reserve in 1903, then re-engaged in 1908)
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information: His brother Thomas was Kill...
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Thornton, Herbert
Thornton, Herbert
Regiment: Cheshire Regiment (previously King's Shropshire Light Infantry militia)
Rank: Private
Service No: 5823 (militia 3773)
Boer War service: 7 Jan 1900 to 26 Oct 1902
Date of enlistment: 8 Nov 1898 in Cheshire Regiment (10 Aug 1897 in militia)
Date of discharge: 27 Jul 1915 (in Army Reserve from 1903)
Reason for discharge: No longer physically fit for wa...
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Thomas, Samuel
Thomas, Samuel
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry (Welsh), 34th Battalion
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 42092
Boer War service: Not deployed
Date of enlistment: 18 Jan 1902 (recruited)
Date of discharge: Not known
Reason for discharge: Not known
Other information: Records note he was not deployed to South Africa. His older brother Richard was also recruited at the same time
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Thomas, Richard
Thomas, Richard
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry (Welsh), 34th Battalion
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 42132
Boer War service: Not deployed
Date of enlistment: 18 Jan 1902 (recruited)
Date of discharge: Not known
Reason for discharge: Not known
Other information: Records note he was not deployed to South Africa. His younger brother Samuel was also recruited at the same time. Ri...
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Thomas, George
Thomas, George
Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Rank: Private
Service No: 7295 (previously 2897)
Boer War service: 3 Mar 1900 to 8 Dec 1900
Date of enlistment: 16 Jan 1900
Date of discharge: 12 Jan 1901
Reason for discharge: At his own request
Other information:
Awards
Queen's South Africa Medal
Cape Colony
Johannesburg
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