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RedCap,

There is some information on the 8th (Royal Irish) Hussars here: www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/im...-royal-irish-hussars

T Quigley earned the QSA with clasps CC and OFS.

Many of the 8th Hussars received the KSA but I cannot see his name on the list. His service papers will be able to clarify.

From FMP......

First name(s) M
Last name Quigley
Service number 7461
Rank Private
Regiment 3 Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment
Year 1899-1902
Biography -
Memorials St Peter's Church. Plaque. East Lancashire Rgt, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Event detail Died Disease on 13/04/1900 at De Aar
Event unit 3 Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment
Gazetteer [3024: 3009-2401] a town in the Cape Colony (De Aar district; Northern Cape). It was an important railway junction where the lines from Cape Town and Port Elizabeth* merged before going north to Kimberley* and Mafikeng (Mafeking*) and one of three concentration stations in the colony where equipment and supplies were stocked. It was also the point where the brigades and divisions commanded by Lt-Gen Lord Methuen were concentrated in November 1899 before moving north to the Modder River* . Maj-Gen Lord Kitchener was in De Aar on 1 March 1900 and again from 8 March to control operations in the area west of the line Cape Town-Kimberley being threatened by Cape rebels. HMG I pp.22 and 211 (map no.17), II pp.182 and 212.
Event source SAFF
Country Great Britain
Record set Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902
Category Military Service & Conflict
Subcategory Boer Wars
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

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First name(s) Michael
Last name Quigley
Birth year 1880
Birth parish Blackburn
Birth town Blackburn
Birth county Lancashire
Birth country England
Service number 7461
Regiment East Lancashire Regiment
Year 1897
Attestation date 24 Mar 1897
Attestation age years 17
Attestation age months 10
Attestation service number 7461
Attestation corps East Lancashire Regiment
Discharge corps East Lancashire Regiment
Document type Attestation
Series Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915
Archive
The National Archives
Archive reference WO 96
Box 566
Box record number 417
Record set British Army Service Records
Category Military Service & Conflict
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Collections from Great Britain, England

Hi All,

4090 Thomas Quigley only served in SA from the 13/02/1900 until the 19/06/1900. He was discharged unfit for further military duty at home on the 14/04/1901.

Full entitlement for the Boer War is the QSA with CC and OFS clasps.

Regards
Adrian

What a fabulous amount of information for the family of 7461 Pte Quigley M. Regretably, born Blackburn rules out any possibility of him being a brother to T Quigley. Thank you very much for taking the time to post so much informagtion. Am I correct to assume that they were buried where the died?
All very ssad, but, I have found Thomas so overall very pleased. Thanks all.

The reason for discharge is medically unfit. Injury/illness I wonder.
Whats the likelyhood he rejoined, say for ww1?
Thanks Adrian for PM massive amount of information to take in

That would all depend upon the actual reason for his discharge, no injuries are recorded in WO97, being medically unfit for further duty, would normally prevent a potential future engagement,, although, in the particular case of the Great War, many did try, but, you know, he chose a hard path in 1898, he had been a Groom and a fairly typical type of recruit.
Day to day life in the Cavalry was far from an easy one, whilst many were attracted by the colour and sheer magnificence of the uniform, the Sunday church parades were spectacular in the Depot towns, but, it was a hard life.
Add to that any Foreign Service and in this case actual Campaign Service and the ranks begin to reduce and whilst there is no casualty card in his papers it does not exclude him from having been very ill indeed, certainly any underlying issues often came to the fore very quickly in South Africa.

Redcap0006 wrote: The reason for discharge is medically unfit. Injury/illness I wonder.
Whats the likelyhood he rejoined, say for ww1?
Thanks Adrian for PM massive amount of information to take in