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Good Afternoon Gentlemen.....

It has arrived, what I was not told at the time that there were several pages of documents with it.....

Mike


SHORT SERVICE DOCUMENT:

13026 Gunner James McDonnell, “Q” Battery - Royal Horse Artillery

Enlisted: January 3rd, 1896

Age: 18 Years – 0 Months

Parish of: St. Thomas

Town and County of: Dublin

Occupation: Farm Labourer

Previous Service: Micklow Artillery (SDRA) – (Released for Transfer into Regular Army)

Height, Weight, Chest: 5’ 7” – 133 Lbs – 35/37 Inches

Declared Fit for Duty

STATEMENT OF SERVICE:

Enlisted: Crown Hill: 10-1-96

Posted: Royal Horse Artillery (Depot)

Transferred: “Q” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery – 23-10-96

Granted: GC Pay 03-01-98

Transferred: “U” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery – 01-12-01

Granted: GC Pay 03-01-02

Promoted: Gunner 05-09-02

Transferred: “T” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery – 10-09-02

Awaiting Trial – 10-09-02
Tried / Imprisoned – 19-09-02 (52 Days)
To Duty – 25-11-02

Reinguaged as Gunner (4 years) – 31-01-08

Discharged to Reserve- 02-01-12

MILITARY HISTORY SHEET:

Home: 03-01-96 to 18-12-99
South Africa: 19-12-99 to 27-11-03
Home: 28-11-03 to 02-01-12

Campaigns – South Africa 1899

Medals Decorations:

1)South Africa 1899, with clasps, Paardeburg, Drifontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, Relief of Kimberly

2)King’s Medal & Clasps 01 & 02

Copy WO 100-139 Page 148 “Q” Battery Roll – Royal Horse Artillery

13026 Gunner McDonald, J. - Paardeburg, Drifontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, Relief of Kimberly – Remarks: “Search 21-10-19 – 11270/AG10”

Also Copy WO 100/306 Page 104

King’s South Africa Medal Roll – “U” Battery – Royal Horse Artillery

13026 Gunner McDonald, J. (Crossed Out) On “T” Battery Roll

Also Copy WO 100/306 Page 92

King’s South Africa Medal Roll – “T” Battery – Royal Horse Artillery

13026 Gunner McDonnell, J. – Remarks “Search 21-10-19 – 11270/AG10”

Hello Mike,
So an error regarding his name on the roll, I take it there is nothing in his papers to suggest he was wounded on the day in question, but also, at the same time, nothing to suggest that he was not present either?
I wonder why Dr Mitchell thought that he was wounded on the 31st, he must have believed that he was.
Regards Frank

Well, I've just answered my own question!