Grosvenor, William

Grosvenor, William Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment Rank: Private Service No: 5319 Boer War service: Not known Date of enlistment: Not known Date of discharge: 27 Aug 1900 Reason for discharge: Died from illness whilst on military service (27 Aug 1900) Other information: Died 27 August 1900 from enteric fever in Howick Civic Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. William's death is commemorat...
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Maloney, John

Maloney, John Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry Rank: Private Service No: 3445 (2512 is militia) Boer War service: ended 4 Jul 1902 Date of enlistment: 2 Mar 1891 Date of discharge: 4 Jul 1902 Reason for discharge: Killed in Action Other information: Not commemorated on KSLI Boer War monument in Shrewsbury Awards Queen's South Africa Medal...
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Ethelston, Alfred Peel

Ethelston, Alfred Peel Regiment: Royal Navy Rank: Commander, HMS Powerful Service No: Boer War service: 11 Oct 1899 until his death on 25 Nov 1899 Date of enlistment: 27 Oct 1877 Date of discharge: 25 Nov 1899 Reason for discharge: Killed in Action Other information: Commander Ethelston is commemorated on memorials in HMS Britannia Naval College, Dartmouth, D...
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Phillips, Peter

Phillips, Peter Regiment: Scots Guards Rank: Private Service No: 9015 Boer War service: 21 Oct 1899 to 8 Jul 1902 Date of enlistment: 8 Jun 1891 (served until 8 Jun 1898 then recalled 5 Oct 1899 from army reserve) Date of discharge: 8 Jul 1902 Reason for discharge: Death in service Other information: Before enlisting in the Scots Guards he had served in the 3rd Shropshire ...
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Edwards, Francis Walton

Edwards, Francis Walton Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry, Shropshire 5th Battalion Rank: Corporal Service No: 1300 Boer War service: 2 Feb 1900 to 20 Oct 1900 Date of enlistment: 4 Jan 1900 Date of discharge: 20 Oct 1900 Reason for discharge: Killed in action Other information: Awards Queen's South Africa Medal Cape Colony Orange Free St...
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Connor, Arthur James

Connor, Arthur James Regiment: 2nd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry Rank: Private Service No: 7290 Boer War service: Mar 1900 to April 1901 Date of enlistment: Mar 1900 Date of discharge: 17 Apr 1901 on his death Reason for discharge: Died from sickness Other information: Joined Whitchurch Volunteers (local milit...
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