Sandland, Percy

Sandland, Percy Regiment: Dragoon Guards (6th) Rank: Private Service No: 4342 Boer War service: 8 Feb 1900 to 27 Mar 1903 Date of enlistment: 5 Mar 1898 Date of discharge: 4 Mar 1910 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: Awards Queen's South Africa Medal Diamond Hill Johannesburg Cape Colony Orange Free Sta...
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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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Pearson, Richard Nash

Pearson, Richard Nash Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment then Johannesberg Mounted Rifles Rank: Private (Trooper) Service No: 7155 (1074) Boer War service: 5 Mar 1900 to 26 Mar 1901 Date of enlistment: 16 Jan 1900 Date of discharge: 26 Mar 1901 Reason for discharge: To join the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles Other information: His brother George Newsom Pearson also served ...
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Middleton, Alfred

Middleton, Alfred Regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment Rank: Private Service No: 822 Boer War service: 14 Jan 1900 to 24 Apr 1901 Date of enlistment: 18 Dec 1876 Date of discharge: 1 Apr 1902 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: Served in Malta, East Indies and West Indies before going to South Africa Awards Queen's Sou...
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Matthews, John

Matthews, John Regiment: Cheshire Regiment Rank: Private Service No: 1298 Boer War service: 7 Jan 1900 to 4 Dec 1901 Date of enlistment: 14 Nov 1884 Date of discharge: 6 Dec 1901 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: John had previously served in the Mediterranean, Egypt, Burma and India Awards Queen's South Africa Medal ...
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Howell, Harry

Howell, Harry Regiment: Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment Rank: Private Service No: 5596 Boer War service: 29 Dec 1899 to 28 Feb 1902 Date of enlistment: 6 Oct 1897 Date of discharge: 5 Oct 1909 (transferred to Reserve 1 Dec 1905 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: Harry also served in Malta and India. ...
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Hayward, Glazebrook Rylands

Hayward, Glazebrook Rylands Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry (previously Manchester Regiment) Rank: Private Service No: 3032 (previously 2800) Boer War service: 7 Nov 1899 to 22 May 1901 Date of enlistment: 17 May 1889 Date of discharge: 11 Mar 1902 Reason for discharge: Being medically unfit for further service Other information: Glaze...
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Bulkeley, Thomas Henry Rivers

Bulkeley, Thomas Henry Rivers Regiment: Scots Guards (previously Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Rank: Lieutenant Service No: Boer War service: 21 Oct 1899 to 4 Oct 1902 Date of enlistment: 16 Dec 1893 Date of discharge:  22 Oct 1914 Reason for discharge: Killed in Action Other information: Thomas joined the Oxford Militia in 1894 before tran...
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Chatterton, John

Chatterton, John Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry Rank: Lance Corporal Service No: 4710 Boer War service: From 10 Oct 1899 Date of enlistment: 22 Nov 1894 Date of discharge: 21 Nov 1906 Reason for discharge: Termination of engagement Other information: John had served in India prior to the Boer War. During the...
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Billingsley, George

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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