Somerset, Claud
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 1102
Boer War service: 27 Jan 1900 to 6 May 1901
Date of enlistment: 15 Jan 1900
Date of discharge: 16 Jun 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information: Claud briefly served in The South African Native Labour Corps during WW1 – more information can be found on our Great War site
Born: 1881 in Prees, Shropshire and baptised 7 August the same year in Prees Parish Church.
Family: He was one of five children born to Vere Francis John and Annette Catherine Somerset (nee Hill). No marriage can be traced for Claud.
Residence: In 1881 at the time of his baptism, he lived in Prees Hall. In 1891 he was living in Church Street, Prees with his father and siblings. Claud returned to South Africa after the Boer War and later settled with his brother Charles in Western Australia.
Employment: He indicated no occupation when he enlisted
Death: 13 March 1942 in Western Australia and buried in Balingup cemetery.
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