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SAGS (1) 1879 (815 BR J. Broomfield. 3/60TH Foot.)

Bugler J. Broomfield was engaged against the Zulus 1879. During 1882 he served in Egypt with the 3rd Battalion Kings Royal Rifles.

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QSA (2) Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal (6887 Sgt. A. Wild. K.R.R.C.);
KSA (2) (6887 Sgt: A. R. Wild. K.R.R.C.);
BWM and VM (515897 W.O. Cl. 2. A. R. Wild. Labour Corps)

Together with Queen Victoria’s South Africa 1900 tin

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QSA (2) Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith (7352 Cpl. G. Taylor, K.R.R.C.);
QSA (2) Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (7352 Serjt: G. Taylor, K.R.R.C.);
BWM and VM (24133 C. Sjt. G. Taylor. Hamps. R.);
MSM GV (24133 C.Q.M. Sjt: G. Taylor. 1/Garr: Bn: Hants: R.)

MSM LG 17 June 1918: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war.’

George Taylor was born in Small Heath, Birmingham, in 1872 and attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in Birmingham on 12 April 1892, a cricket bat maker by trade, having previously served with the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment. He was promoted Corporal on 15 November 1894 and appointed Lance-Sergeant on 15 June 1897, before transferring to the Army Reserve on 23 December 1897. He was recalled to the Colours on 9 October 1899, and served with the 3rd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 4 November 1899 to 2 February 1900, being wounded in action at Spion Kop on 24 January 1900. Repatriated home he served again in South Africa with the 4th Battalion from 3 May 1902 to 11 April 1904. He was discharged on the latter date, after 12 years’ service, but re-enlisted in the Hampshire Regiment during the Great War and served as a Company Quartermaster Sergeant with the 19th (Garrison) Battalion on the Western Front, being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

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QSA (4) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Defence of Ladysmith (9836 Pte J. Woodward. K.R.R.C.);
KSA (2) (2553 Tpr: J. Woodward. S.A.C.);
BWM and VM (Sjt J. Woodward S.A.S.C.)

John Woodward, clerk age 22, born at Wigan, Lancashire, England; joined South African Constabulary 18 Mar 1901 by transferring from King's Royal Rifles after 1 year of service; promoted to 2nd class trooper 5 Oct 1901 and 1st Trooper 08 May 1902; Discharged.30 Jun 1906; worked as a tram conductor;

Enlisted 7 May 1917 in South African Expeditionary Force and allotted to South African Service Corps - Mechanical Transport; sick with malaria and hospitalised 3 times; Discharged 26 Feb 1919 at Durban, South Africa

7466 CORPORAL W.H. DENNIS, 1ST., BN., KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS: A SURVIVOR OF THE WRECK OF THE 'WARREN HASTINGS'
India Medal 1895-1902, bar, 'Relief of Chitral 1895', correct style of running script engraved naming (7466 Pte. W.H. DENNIS, 1st. Bn.KR.Rifle Corps.)

Queen's South Africa Medal, bars, 'Talana', 'Defence of Ladysmith', 'Laing's Nek', 'Belfast'

King's South Africa Medal, bars, 'South Africa 1901', 'South Africa 1902', officially impressed naming on these (7466 Corpl. W. DENNIS, KRRC.)

WALTER HENRY DENNIS - Born around 1872 at Shoreditch, London, a carman at the time he attested for the King's Royal Rifle Corps at London on 2 June 1892 : He was initially posted to 3rd. Battalion but transferred to 1st. Battalion from 22 November 1894 and served in India : Between March and August 1895 the Battalion was present with the First Brigade of the Chitral Relief Force under the command of General Sir Robert Low : In December 1896 the Battalion proceeded to the port of Bombay en-route for South Africa and Mauritius and on 12 December 1896 embarked in the troopship RIMS. 'Warren Hastings' for Capetown : The ship left Capetown on 6 January 1897 en-route for Mauritius but at 02.20 hrs. on 14 January 1897, during a pitch black, rainy night and steaming at full speed it ran aground off the Island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean : The recipient survived the shipwreck and finally reached Mauritius on 18 January 1897 : He remained at Mauritius until 21 March 1899 when he was posted to South Africa for service in the Second Boer War : He Returned home on 16 July 1902 and was transferred to Army Reserve from 2 April 1903 : He was discharged 'Time Expired' on 1 June 1904.

7466 Lance Corperal W Dennis is listed in both the Ladysmith Siege Account & Medal Roll and the Talana Book

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IGS 1854 (1) Lushai 1889-92 (3996 Lce. Corpl. R. Burns 4th Bn. K. Rl. Rif. Corps);
QSA (4) Transvaal, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3996 Clr:-Serjt: R. Burn. K.R.R.C.) note spelling of surname, clasps mounted in order as listed with some unofficial rivets;
Army LS&GC EdVII (3995 C. Sjt. R. Burns. K.R.R.C.) note regimental number

Robert Burns was born at Whitechapel, London, and attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 3 January 1887, aged 19 years 3 months, a drummer by trade. He transferred to the 4th Battalion in December 1888 for service in India. He served in Burma from October 1889 to December 1892, including the Lushai operations of 1889-92 (Medal with Clasp). Promoted to Corporal in January 1893, and to Sergeant in September 1896, he was promoted to Colour-Sergeant in August 1900 and served with the 4th Battalion in South Africa from February 1901 to March 1903, being posted to the 3rd Battalion at Home in April 1903.

He was discharged at Barnet on 28 October 1905 and received his LS&GC medal per Army Order 189 of 1905.