Johnston | W | | Petty Officer 1st Cl | Natal 1906 (1)
Source: Recipients of the Natal 1906 Medal | Natal Naval Corps |
Johnston | W | 460 | Private | Wounded. Belfast, 26 August 1900
1st Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Scots Guards |
Johnston | W | 34 | Farrier | Original Body Guard
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Commander-in-Chief's Bodyguard |
Johnston | W | 3721 | Private | QSA (4) CC Wep Tr Witt
Source: Wepener Siege Account and Medal Roll | Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) |
Johnston | W | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Highland Light Infantry |
Johnston | W | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Highland Light Infantry |
Johnston | W | | | Source: Medal rolls | Cape Railway Sharpshooters |
Johnston | W | | | 1st Battalion
Source: Medal rolls | (Princess Louise's) Sutherland and Argyll Highland |
Johnston | W | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 66th Battery, RFA |
Johnston | W | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) |
Johnston | W | 4011 | Corporal | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA roll | (Princess Victoria's) Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Johnston | W | 3347 | Private | 2nd Btn. Died of dysentery at Estcourt. 17 Feb 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 187 line 39 | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
Johnston | W | | | Source: WO100/231 | City Imperial Volunteers |
Johnston | W | 29205 | Lance Corporal | QSA (4) Tal DoL LN Belf; KSA. QSA (4) Tal, DoL, Laing’s Nek, Belf (29206 2/Cpl. C. A. Jacobs, RE); KSA (2) (29206 2nd Corpl., RE)
Charles Alan Jacobs was born in Westminter, London, in 1872, and joined the Royal Engineers on 29 July 1895. He served in South Africa with the 23rd Field Company from 10 June 1899, and was appointed Lance-Corporal in March 1900. He was promoted to 2nd Corporal in January 1901, ante-dated to 10 July 1900, in reward for service in South Africa (Ref. W.O. letter R36/77218 dated 25 January 1902, and award of MID in LG 1900). Only one officer and 45 other ranks of the 23rd Field Company took part in the battle of Tal, the only RE troops present. Jacons was mentioned in despatches by General Sir Redvers Buller (LG Despatch of 23 March 1900) in the report from Lieutenant-General Sir George White describing the military operations in Nat at Talana Hill. DNW Dec 2006 £400
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | Royal Engineers |
Johnston | W | 454 | Trooper | 2nd Brabant's Horse
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Brabant's Horse |
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