BELFAST,
SOUTH AFRICAN (BOER) WAR MEMORIAL
Boer War
- Detailed information
Compiled & Copyright © Fred Wylie - 2007
The
Belfast Boer war memorial can be found in an enclosure on the east side
of the city hall, Donegall square, Belfast. It was formerly in the north
east corner of the city hall grounds. It takes the form of a statue
of a private of the Regiment in khaki uniform, with topee and puttees,
with a rifle and fixed bayonet at the ready. The figure stands on a
massive boulder, below which is the plinth, which stands on four steps,
around the top of the plinth is a belt of bronze panels, with figures
at each corner representing war, victory, death and fame. On the front
panel is a design of a harp and shamrock crowned with a wreath of laurel
together with the motto of the Regiment, "QUIS SEPARABIT".
There are 130 names listed. The memorial was unveiled by Field MArshall
Lord Grenfell on 6th October 1905. The sculptor was Syndey March and
it was cast in the foundry of Messrs Elkington & Co. Ltd. Details
appeared in The Times 4th October and 7th October 1905. The names are
listed by Battalion, then rank then surname on the memorial but have
been sorted into alpahbetical order here for ease of research and reading.
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Photographs
Copyirght © Fred Wylie - 2007 |
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In
memory of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal
Irish Rifles who were killed in action or died of wounds or disease in
the South African War 1899-1902. This monument is dedicated.
In
memory of those who served
in the
83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment
and
86th (Royal County Down) Regiment
1793-1881
The Royal Irish Rifles
1881-1921
The Royal Ulster Rifles
1921-1968
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ALSOPP |
C |
Sergeant
Mr Tailor, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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ANDERSON |
S |
Corporal,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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ANGELONI |
F |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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ARNOLD |
R |
Private
2773, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died in hospital at Bloemfontein
10th December 1899 at Stormberg. |
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ASTON |
T |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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ATKINS |
C |
Sergeant,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BARBER |
W
J |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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BASHFORD |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BECK |
R |
Corporal,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BECK |
R |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BECKER |
C |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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BELL |
J |
Sergeant,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BOYLE |
W |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BRIGGS |
R |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BULL |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BURNS |
E |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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BURTON |
L
H |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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CARR |
T |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CARROLL |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CARSON |
W |
Lance
Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CASEY |
W |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CASHEL |
T |
Lance
Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CHAPMAN |
E
F |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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CLARKE |
D |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CLYDESDALE |
J
A |
Private,
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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COWAN |
T |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CROSSAN |
S |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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CROWE |
P |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. |
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CURRY |
H |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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DAVIES |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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DICKSON |
W |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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DICKSON |
W
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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DIMSDALE |
Wilfrid
[Philip] |
Captain,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Wounded Reddersberg, 3rd April
1900, died of wounds 9th April 1900 at Reddersberg. Aged 30. Born
April 1870.
Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press
Dimsdale. - Capt. Wilfred Philip Dimsdale, 2nd
Batt. Royal Irish Rifles, died April 9th, 1900, of wounds received
in action April 3rd and 4th, near Reddersberg. He was the youngest
son of the late Baron Dimsdale of Essendon, Herts, was born April,
1870, and educated at Eton (Mr. Rawlins’). He entered the
Royal Irish Rifles Nov., 1889, was promoted lieut. July, 1893, and
capt. April, 1898. From May, 1897, to March, 1898, he was A.D.C.
to the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles Nairne during the latter’s
tenure of the Bombay Command. While holding this appointment Capt.
Dimsdale took part in the operations on the North-West Frontier
of India as Extra Orderly Officer to the General Officer Commanding
the 1st Division of the Tirah Expeditionary Force, receiving the
medal with two clasps. He embarked for South Africa in Oct., 1899,
and served with the M.I. |
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DONALDSON |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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DOUGHERTY |
S |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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EARLS |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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ESMONDE |
H |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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EVANS |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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EVERELL |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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FAGAN |
H
A |
Lieutenant-Colonel,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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FARRELL |
F |
Private,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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FEGAN |
T
F |
Sergeant,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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FINLAY |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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GIBSON |
R |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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GRACE |
H |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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GRAY |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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GRAY |
T |
Private,
4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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GREEN |
W |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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GRIFFIN |
T |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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GRIFFITHS |
A |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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HAMILL |
C |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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HAMILTON |
W |
Private,
3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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HAYES |
P |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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HOUSTON |
H |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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HYNES |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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KELLY |
A |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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KENNEDY |
J |
Lance
Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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KENNEDY |
P |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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KENNEDY |
W |
Private,
3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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KERR |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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KERR |
P |
Private,
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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LANE |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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LAVERY |
D |
Private,
3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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LAW |
J
E |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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LEATHEM |
C |
Colour-Sergeant,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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LONGHURST |
J |
Bugler,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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LOUCRAN |
S |
Private,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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LOW |
Harry
Lawrence |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 10th March 1902
at Vaal Bosh Pan. Aged 27. Born June 1874. Son of George Hamilton
(Royal Canadian Rifles). Commemorated on 1899-1902 Memorial, Kimberley
West End Cemetery and buried there.
Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press.
Low
- Lieut. Harry Lawrence Low, M.I. Royal Irish Rifles, was killed
at Vaal Bosh Pan, about 40 miles from Hoopstad, March 10th, 1902.
This officer was first reported as missing, but it was afterwards
discovered that he had been killed. He was the younger son of Mrs.
G. Hamilton Low, Montrose, Camberley, and the late George Hamilton
Low, Esq., Royal Canadian Rifles, and was born June, 1874. Lieut.
Low entered the Royal Irish Rifles Jan., 1895, from the Royal Military
College, passing out with honours and gaining the prize for Topography;
being promoted lieut. April, 1897. On the outbreak of the war, he
was serving with the dep6t of his Regiment, but, volunteering for
active service, was sent to South Africa in Feb., 1900, and joined
the mounted infantry of his battalion. He took part in the operations
in the Ventersberg district and the relief of Wepener, and afterwards
served in the Transvaal and Cape Colony. In his letter of Sept.
14th, 1900, describing one of the actions he was in, when some Boers
were captured, he says, “Now comes the best news of all, a
wire congratulating us on our prompt action from Lord Roberts.”
A brother officer writes concerning Lieut. Low: “It will be
many a long day before the Regiment will forget how, on July 1st,
1901, with fifty Irish Riflemen he attacked and signally defeated
250 Boers.” Lieut. Low lost his life under very tragic circumstances.
Seeing two horsemen advancing towards him dressed in khaki, etc.,
he mistook them for our men, and on reaching them all three dismounted,
the two Boers keeping their rifles in their hands, Lieut. Low leaving
his in the bucket of his saddle. The Boers then called on him to
surrender, but, thinking they were our men, he replied that he was
one of their officers. Quickly realising his mistake, he closed
with one of the Boers (a man named Lombard), and the other Boer
(named Kempens) then shot Lieut. Low dead. After Peace was declared
his body was found, and was buried at Vaal Bosh Pan; but in Dec.,
1902, some of his battalion being at Modder River and being anxious
that his remains should rest there, where so many brave officers
and men who were killed in action during the war are buried, his
body was disinterred and brought to Modder River, about 100 miles.
A marble cross has been erected over his grave by his brother officers.
Lieut. Low was granted the medal with three clasps.
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MADDEN |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MAGILL |
W |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. |
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MAHOOD |
J |
Lance
Corporal, 5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MAISEY |
W
H |
Lance
Corporal, The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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MALLON |
W |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MANIFOLD |
P |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MARSHALL |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MAWHINNEY |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McALLEN |
S |
Corporal,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McALLISTER |
J |
Private,
4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McCABE |
H |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McCAULEY |
S |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McCLELLAND |
W
H |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McCOMBE |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McCONVILLE |
J |
Private,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McCRACKEN |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McCRUDDEN |
J |
Private,
3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McDONNELL |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McGEE |
J |
Private,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McGOVERN |
F |
Corporal,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McGUIRK |
C |
Private,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McILVENNEY |
P |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McKEE |
D |
Private,
4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McKEOWN |
P |
Private,
3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McMANUS |
C |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McMEEKIN |
W
J |
Private,
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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McOSCAR |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MEJURY |
R |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MERCER |
A |
Private,
4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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MONTGOMERY |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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NELLIS |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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PALMER |
W |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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PARTRIDGE |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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PHAIR |
F |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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PLUNKETT |
T |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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QUINN |
H |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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REID |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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ROONEY |
M |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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RUSSELL |
R |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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RYAN |
J |
Private,
6th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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RYND |
R
E |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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SANDS |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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SCAMMELL |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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SCOTT |
T |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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SEEDS |
James
Thomson |
Captain,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Died of dysentery at Kroonstad
1st June 1901. Aged 30. Born October 1870. Son of W. Seeds, of Ballymott
House, near Downpatrick.
Extract
from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa
1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military
Press
Seeds. - Capt. James Thomson Seeds, 5th Batt. Royal
Irish Rifles, died of dysentery and heart failure at Kroonstad,
June 1st, 1901. He was the son of the late W. Seeds, Esq., of Ballymott
House, near Downpatrick, was born in Oct., 1870, and educated at
the High School, Dublin. He was called to the bar in 1895, took
his B.A. degree in the same year, M.A. 1898, and LL.D. 1899, at
Trinity College, Dublin. He entered the 5th Batt. Royal Irish Rifles,
Feb., 1899, was promoted lieut. May, 1900, capt. March, 1901; and
volunteering for active service proceeded to South Africa in April,
1901, with his battalion. His name is inscribed on a tablet erected
by his comrades in Down Cathedral in memory of all belonging to
the 5th Batt. Royal Irish Rifles who fell during the war. |
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SHIELDS |
F |
Private,
4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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SHRIMPTON |
W
H |
Corporal,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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SILCOCK |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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SMYTH |
P |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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SPENCE |
J |
Private,
3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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TAYLOR |
B |
Sergeant,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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TEVLIN |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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THOMPSON |
J |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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THOMPSON |
W |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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TRICKS |
J |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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TRIMBLE |
S |
Private,
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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TRIMLETT |
H |
Private,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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WALL |
A
E |
Corporal,
The London Irish Rifles (16th Middlesex V.R.C.) |
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WALSH |
J |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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WILDE |
C |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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WILLIAMS |
W |
Corporal,
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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WOODS |
D |
Private,
3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
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updated:
26 July, 2007
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