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Rory

Sadly with the name Smith my man might be a tad difficult to research even with a man of your amazing capabilities

You spoke too soon... he's remembered on a roll of honour - a casualty perhaps?

Names were Charles Robert Smith - I'll see what I can dig up.

Charles Robert
Last name Smith
Service number 7248
Rank Gunner
Regiment 1 Northumberland Volunteers Royal Garrison Artillery
Other regiments/units Unit: 1 Northumberland Volunteers Royal Garrison Artillery, Rank: Gunner, Number: 7248
Rolls WO100/146 page 213
WO100/146 page 225
Memorials Gateshead TA Centre. Roll of Honour. Elswick Btty, Blyth, Northumberland, England
Biography Elswick Battery.
Notes QSA Clasps: CC,OFS,T,SA01
Country Great Britain
Record set Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902
Category Military Service & Conflict
Subcategory Boer Wars
Collections from United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown

Maybe we can put the whole battery back together.......

7066 Driver Devlin, Charles William, Northumberland Volunteer Artillery, The Elswick Battery
7247 Gunner Standfast, James Percy, Northumberland Volunteer Artillery, The Elswick Battery

Mike

Hi Mike

Nice pair you have there, seldom see these medals to be honest.

I have missed out on two occasions so for me it was third time lucky.

Brian

Found this, think this is what Rory was referring to:
www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6643

Interesting as it is a complete Roll of the Battery