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Hi all new to this trying to find info on my great grand father william john bryant he was with the 3rd royal sussex regt found his discharge papers and no can anyone advise how to find out more.
thanks

trevor

Hi Trevor, welcome to the ABW Forum. I had a quick look at the Boer War medal rolls and can't find a man by that name in the Sussex. What was his regimental number and do you have any idea when and where he enlisted?

Cheers,

Mark

discharge papers w j .pdf
Thanks Mark i have found his discharge cert his number was 8374 a private in the 3rd royal sussex regt
looks like his was inlisted in sussex 17th oct 1900 discharged 16th oct 1906 including 1 year and 281 days embodied service in south africa,for 1 year 167 days and has queens sa medal and clasp.

i will try and attach cert.

many thanks for your help

Trevor

Trevor,

Armed with his service number it was possible to find him. It was more difficult before because he is listed with the surname Bryan on the medal rolls.

The QSA roll (WO100/187p185) lists the clasps CC and OFS.

The Supplementary roll (WO100/187p210) list the clasps Tr, SA01 and SA02.

Does he have those five clasps on his medal?

If you have his service papers, I'm not sure there is much more military history you can discover. Some people at this point research the regimental history to see where he was in South Africa and what the regiment did. Then there's the non military research that you can undertake.

Good luck
David

Great help i found his medal it has five clasps south africa 1902, south africa 1901, transvaal,
orange free state,cape colony.
on the edge it has his number ptf w.j bryan. rl sussex reg.

Have also my mothers fathers medal it has two clasps relief of ladysmith, and tugela heights.
on the edge his number 28649 dvr. a jary 73rd bty.r.f.a
any more help would be great .

Many thanks
Trevor