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LinneyI wrote: This might help: re "Stephen Davies 34th Border Regiment", in 1881 the 34th Cumberland Regt. became the 1st Bn., Border Regt. I do know that a lot of the "numbered" regiments were still known by their previous title after the Childers Reforms. I did check the Palmer roll for an entry under the abovementioned name for the Border Regt and found nothing.
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Thanks Ian - that explains the regiment. Like you I haven't found a casualty for that name and regiment, WO100 is no help either.

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Meurig

BereniceUK wrote:

SWB wrote: Having been through the names in details I think Lce-Cpl H Harvey and Pte Harvey are the same man. As Ian pointed out there is only one Harvey for the regiment in the casualty lists and there is only "H Harvey" on the regimental memorial in Lichfield - a Pte.

"Stephen Davies 34th Border Regiment" - no idea who this can be.

"James Wheat" - only one on the rolls whose papers survive, he was discharged (alive) in 1906. Who can it be?

Typical memorial - lots of good information and some conundrums!

Very like some Great War memorials. There always seems to be at least one mystery man!

I wonder how the names on these ABW roll of honours and memorials were compiled? And how often did men enlist under an assumed name? Not uncommon in 1914 so presumably it was just as easy in 1899.

Names on "local" war memorials like this were mostly compiled from local sources, i.e. folk coming forward. Enlisting under an alias was not uncommon in the Victorian era.

Hi Berenice,

Just noticed this one, thanks for posting.
A nice memorial and it looks well looked after.

Paul

Cpl H. Harvey's Headstone in Springfontein Cemetery in the Free State





Regards
Adrian