Whitfield, William
Regiment: Cheshire Regiment
Rank: Private
Service No: 1030
Boer War service: 7 Jan 1900 to 6 May 1901
Date of enlistment: 10 Apr 1884
Date of discharge: 7 July 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information: William had previously served in the Mediterranean, Egypt and Burma (Myanmar).
Awards
Queen's South Afri...
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South Africa 1901 clasp
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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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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Stockton, Albert
Stockton, Albert
Regiment: Cheshire Royal Engineers, 2nd Battalion (Railway) Volunteers
Rank: Sapper
Service No: 8567
Boer War service: 27 Apr 1901 to 4 Aug 1902
Date of enlistment: 23 Mar 1901
Date of discharge: 20 Aug 1902
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information: Albert re-enlisted in 1914 and served in WW1 - more infor...
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Somerset, Claud
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 si...
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Slawson, William
Slawson, William
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry
Rank: Private
Service No: 15311
Boer War service: 17 Apr 1900 to 8 Jul 1901
Date of enlistment: 20 Mar 1900
Date of discharge: 15 Jul 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information: William had previously served for seven months in 1895 in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. He went on to serve in WW1 - mor...
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Shone, Leighton Edward
Shone, Leighton Edward
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry
Rank: Private
Service No: 1897
Boer War service: 30 Jan 1900 to 8 Mar 1901
Date of enlistment: 12 Jan 1900
Date of discharge: 11 Apr 1901
Reason for discharge: At his own request
Other information: He went to Canada sometime prior to 1915 and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915, serving in Europe in WW1 -...
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