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In Halifax Minster. There are some regiments and units I'm unsure of. If anyone can come up with the right names I'll edit this post.

West Riding Regiment - 1st Battalion
Sergeant F.M. McGobern
Private H. Burns
Private T. Brook
Private T. Carney
Private J. Conlan
Private R. Hapton
Private W.A. Holden
Private P. Joyce
Private W. Morton
Private R.E. Oldfield
Private T. Oberend
Private W. Pickles
Private J. Ryan
Private H. Tatham
Private S. Wheelhouse
Private J. Wilkinson
Private E. Wilkinson

3rd Battalion
Private J. Bland

1st Volunteer Battalion
Sergeant R.F. Blatchford
Private G.W. Fuller
Private T. Mercer
Private J. Pollard
Private J. Wolfenden

3rd Dragoon Guards
Sergeant T. Oldfield

9th Lancers
Trooper E. Buckley

10th Hussars
Trooper J.C. Foley

Imperial Yeomanry
Quarter Master Sergeant T. Hinchliffe
Sergeant J. Hemingway
Trooper F. Aaron

Royal Horse Artillery
Driver S. Greenhalgh

Royal Scots
Lance Corporal M. Jayes
Private S.T. Watkins
Private J. Whiteley

Liverpool Regiment
Private J. Owen

West Yorkshire Regiment
Private E. Kershaw
Private W. Shaw
Private W. Wilson

East Yorkshire Regiment
Corporal M.H. Holmes

Yorkshire Regiment
Private J.E. Haggerty

Lancashire Fusiliers
Private W. Binns
Private A. Gibson
Private E. Robinson

Scottish Rifles
Sergeant A. Sutcliffe
Lance Corporal E.L. Rushworth
Lance Corporal W. Schofield
Private W. Kenyon

Gloucestershire Regiment
Private R. Quick

East Lancashire Regiment
Corporal E. Carey

South Lancashire Regiment
Sergeant H. Hepenstall

Essex Regiment
Lance Corporal E.A. Johnson

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Lieutenant E.V.I. Brooke
Private J.H. Greenwood
Private W. Warrener

King's Royal Rifles
Private H. Berry
Private J. Corbett
Private W. Holt
Private T. Knapton
Private S. Wilkinson

Manchester Regiment
Private A. Longbottom

Army Service Corps
Second Lieutenant G.K. Humphreys

St. John Ambulance Brigade
Private J. King
Private G.H. Pickles
Private J. Pickles
Private E.B. West-Symes

Kt Bd
Sergeant A. Bottomley

South African Constabulary
Trooper J.A. Sutcliffe
Trooper G. Smith

South African Mounted Police
Trooper A. Todd

Kaffrarian Rifles
Trooper J. Briggs

Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry
Private A. Oddy

Rhodesia Volunteers
Trooper R. Greenwood

Army Chaplains' Department
Reverend C. Foskett

Army Ordnance Department
Private J. Bowker

Kaf Mounted Infantry is The Kaffrarian Rifles.

1529 Pte J.Briggs was killed at Tabaksberg on the 29th Jan 1901

Adrian

5273 Private A Longbottom 1st Battalion the Manchester Regiment was killed during their epic defence of Manchester Fort and Caesar's Camp on the 6th of January 1900.
About 45 minutes after the enemy attacked Wagon Hill at 03.00am, the desperate fight began at the south east end of the Platrand Ridge.
Members of both "C" and "A" Companies held this position and their losses were very heavy indeed, actually on the left flank, many men were killed and wounded in the first 30 minutes of the attack having started, the fighting continued for the rest of the day.
Not a great day for the regiment, but, a very important one, it can be compared with the regiments defence of Manchester Hill on the 21st of March 1918 St Quentin France, in terms of the desperate nature of the fighting.

Frank Kelley wrote: 5273 Private A Longbottom 1st Battalion the Manchester Regiment was killed during their epic defence of Manchester Fort and Caesar's Camp on the 6th of January 1900.
About 45 minutes after the enemy attacked Wagon Hill at 03.00am, the desperate fight began at the south east end of the Platrand Ridge.
Members of both "C" and "A" Companies held this position and their losses were very heavy indeed, actually on the left flank, many men were killed and wounded in the first 30 minutes of the attack having started, the fighting continued for the rest of the day.
Not a great day for the regiment, but, a very important one, it can be compared with the regiments defence of Manchester Hill on the 21st of March 1918 St Quentin France, in terms of the desperate nature of the fighting.

You beat me to it Frank! Longbottom was one of 33 men of the Manchesters KIA at Caesar's Camp (plus one DOW). He was in 'D' Company which was on picket duty on the outer edge of the plateau and got hit very hard when the Boers stormed the crest.

I have a particular interest in the battle and have the medals of 15 KIA/DOW (about 10% of the total) including 5 Manchesters. I've never seen Longbottom's medal on the market and as far as I'm aware it isn't in any museum. I hope it still survives as I'd love to have the opportunity to acquire it!

David