Adams | Ernest Gribbon | | Corporal | BSACM Rhodesia 1896 (0). Jameson Raider. Born at Chichester, Sussex, on 7 January 1869. He served as a Trooper in A Troop, Mashonaland Mounted Police, and took part in the Jameson raid in 1895-96. He was amongst those captured by the Boers at Doornkop, Transvaal, on 2 January 1896, and was repatriated to England from Durban aboard the Harlech Castle later that month. He embarked at Southampton for Cape Town aboard the Dunottar Castle on 21 March 1896, citing his occupation as a prospector. In November 1896 he enlisted into the British South Africa Company's Police as a Corporal in G Troop, and took part in the Matabele Rebellion. During the Boer War he served as a Staff Sergeant-Major with No. 2 (Bulawayo) Division, BSAP, in operations in Rhodesia. He died of typhoid fever at Bulawayo on 4 December 1899, and is buried in Bulawayo General Cemetery. BSACM Rhodesia 1896 (Corpl. E. C. Adams. BSAP) note second initial and spelling of surname; QSA (1) Rhodesia (539 S. Sjt: Maj: E. G. Adames. BSAP). DNW June 2014 £3,000.
Source: BSACM rolls | British South Africa Police |
Adams | Ernest Joseph | 3645 | Trooper | Source: OZ-Boer database | New South Wales, 3rd Contingent NSW Imperial Bushm |
Adams | Ernest Powys | | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Colonial Scouts |
Adams | Ewan | | | Source: Attestation paper in WO126 | Brabant's Horse |
Adams | F | | Private | CGHGSM (1) Basutoland
Source: Roll of the CGHGSM | First City Volunteers |
Adams | F | 5263 | Private | QSA (3).
Source: QSA medal rolls | 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers |
Adams | F | | Driver | Natal 1906 (1)
Source: Recipients of the Natal 1906 Medal | Militia Transport Service Corps |
Adams | F | | | Source: WO100/252 | Imperial Military Railways |
Adams | F | | | Source: WO100/252 | Imperial Military Railways |
Adams | F | | | E Division
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South African Constabulary |
Adams | F | | | Received the Mediterranean Medal
3rd Battalion
Source: Medal roll WO100 368 | (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment |
Adams | F | | | E Squadron
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Cape Colonial Forces |
Adams | F | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Adams | F | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Manchester Regiment |
Adams | F | 5474 | Private | Wounded. Holland, 19 December 1901
2nd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | East Yorkshire Regiment |
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