Watson, Alexander Milne

Posted on 15th July 202012th November 2020 by Judith

Watson, Alexander Milne Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry Rank: Sergeant Service No: 4896 Boer War service: Not Known Date of enlistment: Not Known Date of discharge: Not Known Reason for discharge: Not Known Other information: Alexander served in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry and the Royal Air Force in WW1 and in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers after WW1 - more information can be found on our Gre...

Smale, John Noel

Posted on 8th July 202023rd March 2021 by Judith

Smale, John Noel Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry (Shropshire 13th Company 5th Battalion) and was seconded to Colonial Light Horse. Rank: Lance Corporal (Trooper when serving with Colonial Light Horse) Service No: 1298 (1031 when serving with Colonial Light Horse) Boer War service: 2 Feb 1900 to 10 Jun 1901 Date of enlistment: 4 Jan 1900 Date of discharge: 18 Jun 1901 Reason for dis...

Hasssall, Joseph

Posted on 16th June 202014th September 2020 by Judith

Hassall, Joseph Regiment: South Wales Borderers (previously Shropshire Regiment) Rank: Private/Bandsman Service No: 81 (previously 749) Boer War service: 13 Jan 1900 to 29 Aug 1901 and 25 Apr 1902 to 4 Sept 1903 Date of enlistment: 20 Sept 1881 Date of discharge: 7 Oct 1903 Reason for discharge: Termination of second period of engagement Other information: ...

Evans, James Henry

Posted on 16th June 20204th September 2020 by Judith

Evans, James Henry Regiment: Scots Guards Rank: Lance Corporal Service No: 1619 Boer War service: 23 May 1900 to 21 Jul 1902 Date of enlistment: 8 Sept 1897 Date of discharge: 7 Sept 1909 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: James re-enlisted in October 1909 for four years and again in August 1914. He served in the Scots Guards throughout WW1, spen...

Lees, Joseph

Posted on 12th June 20209th December 2021 by Judith

Lees, Joseph Regiment: Manchester Regiment Rank: Private Service No: 5896 Boer War service: 7 Nov 1901 to 10 Mar 1903 Date of enlistment: 9 Feb 1900 Date of discharge: 8 Feb 1912 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: After the Boer War, Joseph served in Singapore and India before his discharge. He served in WW1 in the Labour Corps - more ...

Downward, William

Posted on 7th June 20204th September 2020 by Judith

Downward, William Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Rank: Private Service No: 5882 Boer War service: 22 Dec 1899 to 23 Oct 1902 Date of enlistment: 29 Nov 1898 Date of discharge: 28 Nov 1910 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: William was recalled and served in WW1 and was demobilised on 31 March 1919. William’s brother Jam...

Davenport, Horace Birch

Posted on 5th June 202010th October 2020 by Judith

Davenport, Horace Birch Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry Rank: Private Service No: 5889 Boer War service: Not known Date of enlistment: Jan 1899 Date of discharge: Aug 1907 Reason for discharge: Transfer to Reserves Other information: Horace served in WW1 in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, and was killed in action in 1915. Information abou...

Travers, Patrick

Posted on 4th June 202022nd July 2021 by Judith

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...

Thornton, Herbert

Posted on 3rd June 202018th November 2020 by Judith

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...

Shackleton, John William

Posted on 27th May 20209th December 2020 by Judith

Shackleton, John William Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry Rank: Private Service No: 5680 Boer War service: 7 Nov 1899 to 7 Jan 1903 Date of enlistment: 4 Aug 1898 Date of discharge: 3 Aug 1910 Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement Other information: John served in India after the Boer War. He enlisted into the Royal Engineers ...