Captain, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action nat Spion Kop 24 January 1900. Aged 25. Son of the late Major Awdry (Royal Engineers)

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Awdry.—Lieut. Vere Henry Ambrose Awdry, Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action at Spion Kop Jan. 24th, 1900. He was born in June, 1875, and educated at Wellington, where he was in the Hardinge, a prefect, and in the football team. He was a son of the late Major Awdry, Royal Engineers, and entered the Lancashire Fusiliers from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Feb., 1895, being promoted lieut. April, 1898. He was mentioned in despatches, L.G., Feb. 8th, 1901. It was at first thought that Lieut. Awdry was not killed at Spion Kop, and he was promoted to the rank of capt. on Jan. 25th, 1900. Afterwards he was reported .as missing, and finally in Nov., 1900, it was notified that he had been killed on Jan. 24th.

Lieutenant, 5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers attached to the Army Service Corps. Died of enteric at Pietermaritzberg 2 February 1900. Buried in Intombi Cemetery.

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Barker. - Lieut. Francis Oswald Barker, 5th Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers, attached to the Army Service Corps as 2nd lieut., died of enteric Feb. 2nd, 1900, at Pietermaritzburg.

Captain [Brevet Major], 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Wounded at Llangelegen 19 February 1902, died the next day 20 February 1902. Aged 28. Born 17 May 1873. Son of George Blunt, of Leicester. He was serving as Staff Officer, Dundee Sub-district at the time of his death. Served in the Sudan 1898 (medal and Khedives medal).

Robert Bruce Blunt was born on 7 March 1873, and educated at Rugby and Sandhurst. He was gazetted Second Lieutenant on 19 November 1892 and posted to the second battalion, which he joined in India. In Jnuary 1894 he became Lieutenant, in March 1896 he was appointed Adjutant, and in September 1899 he was promoted Capatin. he was Adjutant of the 2nd battalion during the Nile Expedition and at the battle of Omdurman. After serving in Crete and Malta he returned to England and, In December 1899, accompanied his battalion to South Africa. he served with general Buller's Ladysmith Relief Force, was present at the battle of Spion Kop and, on 20 January 1900, at Ventner's Spruit, he was severely wounded in the leg and invalided to England. Impatient to rejoin, he returned to South Africa at the earliest possible moment, and was seconded as D.A.A.G. at Dundee. At this important post he did excellent work and proved himself a first rate Staff Officer. he was mentioned in despatches and promoted Brevet Major.

On the 19th February 1902, he was Acting Staff Officer to Colonel Evans, of the Natal Volunteers, who led a party to search a farm at Langelegan, twenty miles east of Vryheid. Colonel Evans left hist men at some distance from the farm, and with Major Blunt went to the farm to demand the surrender of the inmates. When they were close to the house the Boers fired, killing Colonel Evans and dangerously wounding Major Blunt, who succumbed to his injuries on the following day. He was buried at Dundee.

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Blunt.—Brevet-Major Robert Bruce Blunt, Lancashire Fusiliers, died Feb. 10th, 1902, of wounds received the day previously at Llangelegen, near Vryheid. The eldest son of George H. Blunt, Esq., Leicester, he was born May 17th, 1873, and educated at Wyggeston School, Leicester, and afterwards at Rugby. He entered the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1892, was promoted lieut. Jan., 1894, capt. Sept., 1899, and brevet-major Nov., 1900. He served in the campaign in the Soudan under Lord (then Sir Herbert) Kitchener, in 1898, as adjutant of the 2nd Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers, was present at the battle of Khartoum, receiving the British medal, and the Khedive's medal with clasp. He also took part in the occupation of Crete in 1898. In the South African War Major Blunt served with the 2nd Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers, with the Ladysmith Relief Force, and was present at Spion Kop and the engagement of Venters Spruit (severely wounded). He was appointed Staff Officer for Intelligence from Oct., 1900, and at the time of his death was Staff Officer, Dundee Sub-district. He was mentioned in despatches, L.G., Sept. 10th, 1901, for his services, and was promoted to a brevet majority. Major Blunt was adjutant of his battalion from March, 1896, to March, 1900. He is buried at Dundee.

Captain, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action at Boschbult, Kleinhardts River 31 March 1902. Aged 22. Born Apriol 1879. Resident Guernsey. Great-grandson of General Le Marchant (killed at Salamanca). Educated at Elizabeth college, Guernsey. Also commemorated on St Peter Port Boer War Memorial, Guernsey.

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Le Marchant.—Capt. Gaspard de Coligny Le Marchant. 1st Batt. Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action at Boschbult, Kleinhardt's River, March 31st, 1902. He was the only son of Mrs. Seymour Le Marchant, and grandson of the late Gen. Sir Gaspard Le Marchant, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., and great grandson of Gen. Le Marchant, who fell at Salamanca. Capt. Le Marchant was born April, 1879, educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, and entered the Lancashire Fusiliers May, 1898, being promoted lieut. Jan., 1899, and capt. June, 1901. He went to South Africa from Malta with M.I., Dec., 1901, landing Jan. 14th and was severely wounded at Klip River, Feb. 12th, 1902. He was sent to Elandsfontein Hospital, and at his urgent request was allowed on March 24th to return to duty, and fell as stated seven days after.

Lieutenant, Indian Staff Corps attached Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry. Killed in action at Spion Kop 24 January 1900. Aged 29. Educated Clifton College, Gloucestershire. See also Clifton College Boer War Memorial.

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Newnham. - Lieut. Percival Forbes Newnham, Indian Staff Corps, attached to Thorneycroft's M.I., was killed in action at Spion Kop, Jan. 24th, 1900. He was born in June, 1870, educated at Malvern and Clifton Colleges, and entered the Lancashire Fusiliers Jan., 1892, being transferred to the Indian Staff Corps July, 1895. At Spion Kop he was hit in two places, and was bleeding to death, but he propped himself upon a rock and continued to fire till a third bullet killed him.