BOULTHAM St HELEN WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & Boer War - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Bill Ball December 2021

The memorial in the churchyard is a truncated pillar set on a square stone base with inscriptions on 3 sides commemorating one Boer War casualty and two from World War 1, all in Ellison family. Inside the church is a brass plate commemorating the same Boer War casualty and and a bronze plate inscribed with the names of 54 World War 1 casualties. This is same list as on the Boultham War Memorial, except that it omits E. SEWARDS and G.A. WARD.

Photographs Copyright © Bill Ball December 2021

In
Ever Loving Memory
OF
GEORGE PAGET ELLISON
CAPTAIN 9th LANCERS
WHO DIED AT KROONSTAD
JUNE 7TH 1900
AGED 31 YEARS
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THIS STONE WAS PLACED BY
HIS BROTHER AND SISTERS
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ALSO
In Memory
---OF---
FRANCIS ELLISON LEVITA
LIEUTENANT 4th HUSSARS
GRANDSON OF
SIR RICHARD ELLISON
KILLED IN ACTION
ON THE MONT DES CATS
OCTOBER 12TH 1914
AGED 24 YEARS
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ALSO
In Memory
---OF---
MICHAEL GEORGE STOCKS
LIEUTENANT GRENADIER GUARDS
GRANDSON OF
SIR RICHARD ELLISON
KILLED IN ACTION
NEAR YPRES
NOVEMBER 10TH 1914
AGED 21 YEARS

Inside the church is a brass plate commemorating the same Boer War casualty:

IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF
GEORGE PAGET ELLISON
CAPTAIN 9th LANCERS
WHO DIED AND WAS BURIED AT
KROONSTAD, WHEN ON
LORD ROBERTS'S VICTORIOUS
MARCH TO PRETORIA
JUNE 7 1900
AGED 31 YEARS

and a bronze plate inscribed with the names of 54 WW1 casualties

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN
GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THE SERVICES OF THE

G.R.ANDREWS. W.FROGGATT. A.PEDGE.
F.ASHTON. J.GOODMAN. A.PEPPER.
A.BARKER. E.GRICE. G.PHILLIPS.
J.H.BENTLEY. W.GROVES. G.W.PRICE.
C.M.BLOW. G.T.HARRIS. H.E.REYNOLDS.
W.BLOW. G.T.HARRIS. L.H.RICHARDSON.
W.BRAMMER. J.HIND. C.E.SPENDLOW.
G.E.BREWER. G.W.JOHNSON. H.G.TANDY.
A.BROOKES. G.E.KNOWLES. E.TASKER.
R.CARR. H.LOWE. C.H.THOMPSON.
G.CHAMBERS. T.W.LOWE. A.W.THORPE.
F.CHAPMAN. C.Y.MORELAND. B.THORPE.
J.E.CHEETHAM. H.TINDALL. F.V.ROGERS.
W.P.COULBECK. J.W.MOY. E.TURNELL
W.H.COWLEY. C.NEWMAN. F.WALLHEAD.
L.EYRE. T.P.NEWMAN. J.WINN.
F.FARRIS. G.F.OLNER. C.C.WOODS.
D.FLETCHER. A.PAGE. G.H.WRIGHT.

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919

ANDREW	George Robert	[Note: memorial has ANDREWS, which appears to be an error.] Drummer 65195, 52nd Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. Died 14/6/1919 in 42 Sty Hospital, Cologne, age 19. Born 1900, bpt 1/7/1900, East Torrington, Lincs (2nd name Roberts in birth reg. and baptism, Robert in attestation). Enlisted 26/10/1916., previous occupation engine cleaner. Son of Ellen Andrew (née Mellows) of 17, Waterloo St., New Boultham, Lincoln, and the late Charles Andrew. Buried in Grave IX.A.16, Cologne Southern Cemetery. See also main Lincoln WM, where also listed as Andrews.
ASHTON	F	Possibly ASHTON, Francis, Private 201427, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 8/6/1917, age 20. Born 24/2/1897, bpt 2/5/1897 East Stockwith, Lincs, enlisted Lincoln. Son of Francis and Betsy Emma (née Wilkinson) Ashton of East Stockwith, Lincs. Commemorated on Bay 3 and 4, Arras Memorial.
BARKER	Arthur	Private 12581, 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 6/4/1918, age 22, Doullens, France. Born Lincoln 6/1/1896, son of Charles & Mary Ann Barker. Educated at St Andrew's School, Lincoln, pre-war occupation grocer, pre-war address 25 Picton St, Boultham, not married. Enlisted 14/9/1914. Buried in Grave VI.D.39, Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1.
BENTLEY	James Harry	Private 10498, 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment, transf. to 633760 Labour Corps. Born 1892, bpt 24/3/1894 Penge, Surrey. Died 3/2/1919. Son of Tom and Mary Ann (née Robinson) Bentley of 16 Beresford St., Lincoln. Pre-war occupation confectioner's warehouseman. Buried in Boultham (St Helen) Cemetery.
BLOW	Charles Mapleston	Private 10966, 7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 2/3/1916, age 22, at Bluff Head, Ypres. Born 2/12/1893, Lincoln, son of Charles Mapleston Blow and Mrs. Emma Gertrude (née Mapleston) Blow of 53, Waterloo St, Boultham. Educated at Monks Road Council School, pre-war occupation moulder, not married. Enlisted September 1914. Commemorated on Panel 21, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
BLOW	Walter	Private 10967, 1st/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 23/7/1917, age 21, having been previously wounded in September 1915. Born 1895, 33 Hermit St. Lincoln, son of Charles Mapleston Blow and Emma Gertrude (née Mapleston) Blow of 53 Waterloo St., New Boultham. Educated Monks Road Council School, enlisted September 1914, not married. Pre-war occupation farm servant, address 16 Hartsholme Cottages, Lincoln. Buried in Grave I.T.49, Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe.
BRAMMER	Walter	Private 18533, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Born 1881 Lincoln, son of William & Fanny Brammer, pre-war occupation iron foundry labourer. Killed in action 2/12/1917. Buried in Grave XI.D. 16, Tyne Cot Cemetery.
BREWER	G E	Probably George Edward Brewer, Private 105631, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Died 30/10/1917. Awarded the Military Medal. Born 27/10/1895, Spridlington, Lincs, resident Verna, Sask; next of kin his father living in Spridlington, a farmer. Son of John William and Louisa Brewer, of Lissington, Lincs; husband (married 1917) of Daisy Brewer (née Needham) of 21, Tentercroft St., Lincoln. Enlisted 20/12/1915 at Regina, Saskatchewan, aged 20 years 1 month. Commemorated on Panel 10, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium. See also Spridlington, Lincs memorial.
BROOKES	Alfred	Private 8542, 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 12/7/1916, aged 19. Born 12/3/1897, bpt 16/5/1897, son of James and Mary Ann (née Townley) Brookes of 64, Waterloo St., New Boultham. Buried in Grave II. C.8, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension. See also main Lincoln WM.
CARR	Richard	Private 5958, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 25/7/1916, aged 35, at the Somme. Born 24/4/1881, son of Rose Anne Carr, St Michael's Terrace, Lincoln. Educated at St Martin's School, Lincoln. Pre-war occupation commission agent. Mobilised at outbreak of war. Husband of Ada Ellen (née Bunn) Carr of 54 Coulson Rd., Boultham, father of Irene & Phyllis Carr. Buried in Grave I.O.25, Wimereux Communal Cemetery. See also main Lincoln WM.
CHAMBERS	George	Private 40141, X Coy. 1st Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Born 1890, N Scarle, Lincs, son of Lewery A Chambers. Killed in action 15/7/1917, aged 27. Husband of Maria (née Rylatt) Chambers, of Rose Villa, 17 Church Drive, Boultham. Buried in Grave II.L.6, Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.
CHAPMAN	F	No further information currently available.
CHEETHAM	Joseph Edward (CWGC, Arras Memorial) or Joseph Edwin (birth reg, pension record card)	Private 200240, 2nd/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 22/3/1918. Born 18/2/1896 Lincoln, son of Joseph & Ada Cheetham. Enlisted Lincoln, resident Southport, Lancashire. Commemorated on Bay 3 and 4, Arras Memorial. See also main Lincoln WM.
COULBECK	William Parker	Private 40626, 10th Bn. Essex Regiment. Died 4/05/1918, age 26. Born 1891, bpt 13/9/1891 in West Rasen, Lincs, son of George Walter & Mary Jane Coulbeck of 19 Picton St., New Boultham. Buried in Grave X. A. 6, Berlin South Western Cemetery.
COWLEY or COWLY on CWGC	William Henry	Lance Corporal 66522, 10th Bn Royal Fusiliers (SDGW says London Regiment). Died of wounds 27/10/1918, aged 21. Buried in Grave VI. D. 10, Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France. Born 13/7/1897 Gainsborough, Lincs, son of Harry Walter and Harriet (née Forrington) Cowley, of 7, Old Boultham.
EYRE	Labon	Private 41830, 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 7/8/1918, age 20. Born 23/9/198. bpt 5/9/1900 Sheffield 1898, son of John William & Florence Eyre of 18 Waterloo St, Lincoln. Commemorated on Panel 54 to 56, Pozières Memorial. CWGC forename Laban disagrees with BMD Index & censuses. See also main Lincoln WM.
FARRIS	Frank	Private 2954, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 13/10/1915, age 19. Born 3/12/1896, bpt 27/5/1900 Lincoln, son of Mrs. Eliza (née Oates) Farris, of 21 Waterloo St, New Boultham and the late George Alfred Farris. Pre-war occupation boilermaker's apprentice. Commemorated on Panel 31 to 34, Loos Memorial.
FLETCHER	D	No further information currently available.
FROGGATT	Walter	Sergeant 10223, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 23/10/1916, aged 27. Born 9/9/1889 Lincoln, son of the late William & Mary Jane Froggatt. Pre-war occupation machine painter. Commemorated on Pier and Face 1 C, Thiepval Memorial. Also on Lincoln St Botolph Memorial.
GOODMAN	Joseph	Private 10449 , A Coy. 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 26/9/1918. Born 1885 Lincoln, son of Mrs. Martha Goodman, of 2 China Place, Sincil St, Lincoln, and the late James Goodman; husband of Beatrice May Cooke (née Storey, formerly Goodman) of 16 Waterloo St, New Boultham. Pre-war occupation share moulder. Commemorated on Panel 31 to 34, Loos Memorial.
GRICE, DCM	Ernest Steward	Sergeant 5033, 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Died 23/5/1918, age 39. Born 1882 Lowestoft, Suffolk, Husband of Gertrude Grice (née Youngs) of 9 Beevor Street, Lincoln. Father of Blanche, Hilda & Ellen Grice. Pre-war occupation boiler maker. Buried in Plot 2. Row E. Grave 9, Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes.
GROVES	Walter	Lance Corporal 31254, 2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment . Killed in action 24/4/1918, age 21. Born 10.1.1897, at 80 Alfred St, Lincoln. Son of Benjamin & Fanny Groves of Kirkbradden, Bristol Drive, Boultham. Educated at St Botolph's School, Lincoln, pre-war occupation railway porter, not married. Buried in Grave I. C. 20, Hooge Cemetery. See also main Lincoln WM.
HARRIS	Gilbert Thorold	Private 11503, 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 17/8/1915. Born 1895 Nottingham, enlisted September 1915 Lincoln, pre-war occupation railway parcels office assistant. Buried in Grave K. 102, Alexandria (Chatby) Military & War Memorial Cemetery. Also commemorated on main Lincoln War Memorial
HARRIS	George	No further information currently available.
HIND	J	No further information currently available.
JOHNSON	G W	No further information currently available.
KNOWLES	George Ernest	Private 10495, 6th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment. Born 1893 Lincoln, son of Edward & Eliza (née Ashton) Knowles of 2 Clinton St, New Boultham. Pre-war occupation labourer. Killed in action Gallipoli 3/9/1915, age 22. Buried in Grave I. G. 16, Hill 10 Cemetery, Turkey.
LOWE	Henry	Private 60123, 74th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 22/1/1917, age 23. Born 1893 bpt 8/1/1895 Edlington, Lincs, son of Thomas & Annie Elizabeth (née Todd) Lowe of 50 Tealby St, Lincoln, husband of Elizabeth (née Sellers) Lowe. Pre-war occupation waggoner on farm, enlisted 1916. Buried in Grave IM.24, Berks Cemetery Extension, Belgium. Birth registered as Low. Also listed on main Lincoln WM.
LOWE	Thomas Walls	Drummer 10782, 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 19/11/1916, age 29. Born 10/7/1888 bpt 12/8/1888 Thimbleby, Lincs. Son of Thomas & Annie Elizabeth (née Todd) Lowe of 50 Tealby St, Lincoln. Pre-war occupation waggoner on farm, enlisted 1914. Birth registered as Low. Buried in Grave I.I.29, . Serre Road Cemetery No.1. Also listed on main Lincoln WM.
MORELAND	C Y	Not listed on CWGC, and no such name found in 1901/1911 censuses.
MOY	J W	Possibly James William Moy, Private 4325, 19th Bn. London Regiment, died 28/6/1916, age 19. Son of George and Charlotte Rebecca Moy, of Fulmodestone, Guist, Norfolk. Buried in Grave G. 13, Tranchée de Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette. But no known Lincoln connection.
NEWMAN	Charles William	Lance Corporal 27278, 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in action at Arras, 9/4/1917, age 19. Born 1896 Leicester. Son of Thomas Patrick & Ruth Newman, of Waterloo St, Boultham. Educated at Boultham School, Lincoln, pre-war occupation labourer, enlisted May 1915. Buried in Grave B.14., Mindel Trench British Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy
NEWMAN	Thomas Patrick	Private 19377, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 16/11/1916, age 31. Born 1/3/1885, Leicester. Educated at St Patrick's Leicester & St Hugh's Lincoln. Son of Thomas Patrick & Ruth Newman of Waterloo St, Boultham. Pre-war occupation plater's labourer, enlisted 18/1/1916. Commemorated on Pier and Face 1C, Thiepval Memorial.
OLNER	George Frederick	Private 98656, 232nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 3/8/1917, age 27. Born 1889, bpt 22/9/1889 Lincoln. Son of Reuben and Jane Emily Olner of 31 Coulson Rd, Lincoln. Educated at St Botolph's School, Lincoln. Pre-war occupation male nurse at Rampton Asylum, not married, enlisted 24/1/1916. Commemorated on Panel 56, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
PAGE	A	Probably Arthur Page, Private 10492, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 1/7/1916. Born 1896 Bracebridge, Lincoln, son of William & Mary Page, living in Newland St, Lincoln in 1911. Commemorated on Pier and Face 1 C, Thiepval Memorial.
PEDGE	Albert Henry	Private 43145, 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 1/8/1918. Born 1896, Eagle Hall, Lincoln, son of George and the late Lily Pedge. Pre-war occupation farm labourer, enlisted Newark. Buried in Grave I.11, Sissonne British Cemetery.
PEPPER	Albert	Lance Corporal 1826, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 13/10/1915, age 19. Born 1896 in Waddington, Lincs. Pre-war occupation apprentice boilermaker. Enlisted August 1914, Lincoln. Son of William Henry & Rachel Pepper of 7, Church Drive, Boultham. Commemorated on Panel 31 to 34, Loos Memorial. SDGW has forename Alfred, which is an error. See also main Lincoln WM.
PHILLIPS	George	Private 40433, 12th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), previously 4th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 12/12/ 1917, age 25. Born 31/5/1893, son of Mary Ann Phillips, of "Brentwood," St. Andrew's Drive, Boultham and the late Henry Phillips. Buried where he fell, commemorated on Bay 4, Arras Memorial, France
PRICE	George William	Able Seaman J/19338, HMS Queen Mary, Royal Navy. Killed in action age 19 at the battle of Jutland, 31/5/1916, when the Queen Mary blew up and sank. Son of Joseph George & Sarah Ann Price of 35, Bristol Drive, Boultham. Native of East Stoke, Notts, pre-war occupation butcher's errand boy. Commemorated on Memorial 13, Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
REYNOLDS	Harley Ewart	Lance Corporal 251093, 1st/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Died 23/4/1917, age 24. Born 1892, bpt 2/10/1892 Lincoln, son of Reuben & Pauline Reynolds. Pre-war occupation soldier. Commemorated on Bay 8, Arras Memorial. Also listed on main Lincoln WM.
RICHARDSON	Louis Henry	Private 3255, 4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 27/6/1916 near Albert, France, age 20. Born 28/3/1896 Lincoln, educated at St Botolph's School, Lincoln, pre-war occupation railway gate lad, enlisted 4/11/1914 Lincoln, unmarried. Son of Louis Henry & Henrietta Richardson of 18, Coulson Rd., Lincoln. Buried in Grave I.L.12, Foncquevillers Military Cemetery. See also main Lincoln WM.
ROGERS	Frederick Vincent	Private 184931, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 5/11/1918, age 21. Son of Vincent & Alice Annie Rogers of 1, Park Cottage, West Parade, Lincoln. Born at Bolingbroke. Buried in Old Bolingbroke (St. Peter & Paul) Churchyard, Lincs.
SPENDLOW	Charles Edward	Presumably Driver T4/036951, 192nd Mechanical Transport Coy. Army Service Corps, attd. 69th Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 3/6/1917. Buried in Plot I. Row A. Grave 35, Hop Store Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Born Bracebridge Heath Lincoln 1895, son of John William & Eliza Jane Spendlow. Pre-war occupation farm labourer. Husband of Elsie Spendlow (née Coulson), father of Marjorie and Reginald.
TANDY	Herbert Godfrey	Private 201635, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 8/6/1917, age 21. Born 1896, bpt 15/3/1896 Ossington, Notts, son of Albert Henry & the late Annie (née Murden) Tandy, in 1917 father at Skewbridge Gardens, Boultham. Pre-war occupation joiner. Buried in Grave XIX. C.21, Loos British Cemetery. See also main Lincoln WM.
TASKER	Edward	Private 10346, 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 19/4/1917. Born 1890 in Horncastle, Lincs. Son of Annie Matilda (née Albones) Tasker of Boultham and the late John Tasker. Pre-war occupation labourer. Enlisted Lincoln. Commemorated on Bay 3 and 4, Arras Memorial.
THOMPSON	C H	Probably Charles Henry Thompson, Private 65148, 59th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 22/6/1917, age 30. Husband of Ellen Wright (née Houlden, formerly Thompson) of 22 Manby St, Bracebridge, Lincoln. Born 1886 East Halton, Lincs, son of William & Ellen Thompson. Commemorated on Bay 10, Arras Memorial.
THORPE	Arthur William	Private 9803, 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 25/9/1915, Loos. Born 18/10/1890, 45 Spencer St, Lincoln, son of Arthur W & Anne M Thorpe. Educated at St Botolph's Boys' School, Lincoln, enlisted 10/8/1914 Lincoln, when living at 3 Waterloo St, New Boultham, not married. Commemorated on Panel 3, Ploegsteert Memorial.
THORPE	Bert	Private 26973, 2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment, transferred from 1st/4th Bn, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 11/10/1917, Polygon Wood, Ypres. Born 5/3/1898 at 22 Stanley St, Lincoln (registered as Bertie Thorpe), son of Arthur W & Anne M Thorpe, educated at New Boultham Council School, enlisted 19/5/1915 when living at 3 Waterloo St, New Boultham, not married. Commemorated on Panel 23 to 28 and 163A, Tyne Cot Memorial.
TINDALL	Harold	Corporal 11809, 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 20/4/1917, age 29. Born 1888 Bardney, Lincs, son of John & Millicent E. Tindall, later of Swinderby, Newark, Notts. Husband of May Tindall (died 1918). Pre-war occupation labourer. Commemorated on Bay 3 and 4, Arras Memorial.
TURNELL	Edward	George Edward Turnell, Private 27317, 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died 23/10/1916. Born 1897 in Heighington, Lincs, son of John & Jane Turnell, and living with them in Boultham in 1911. Pre-war occupation labourer. Commemorated on Pier and Face 5D and 12B, Thiepval Memorial.
WALLHEAD	Frederick	Private 3375, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 13/10/1915, age 20. Born 12/2/1895, bpt 15/3/1895 Metheringham, Lincs, enlisted Lincoln. Son of John William Wallhead of 29 Waterloo St, Boultham, and the late Frances Wallhead. Pre-war occupation labourer. Commemorated on Panel 31 to 34, Loos Memorial.
WINN	J	Probably John Winn, Sergeant 201070, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 8/6/1917. Commemorated on Bay 3 and 4, Arras Memorial. Born Bonby, Lincs, c1889, son of John Henry & Jane Winn. But no known connection with Boultham, but address in 1911 Beevor St, Lincoln, occupation baker's assistant.
WOODS	Charles Cook	Private 4939, 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards. Killed in action at St Julien 21/10/1914. Commemorated on Panel 11 Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Born 1885 Leadenham, Lincs, son of George & Mary Ann Woods of 20 Waterloo St, New Boultham, pre-war occupation labourer.
WRIGHT	George Henry	Sergeant 23485, 7th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 16/11/1917, age 26. Born 1891 Lincoln, son of Alfred & Harriett Wright. Pre-war occupation sugar boiler, enlisted at Lincoln. Husband of Florence (née Houlton) Wright of Deerbrook, Boultham Park Rd., Lincoln. Buried in Grave XII.B.17, Dozinghem Military Cemetery.
BOER WAR
ELLISON	George Paget	Born 7/12/1868, bpt 10/2/1869 Boultham, son of Richard George & Amelia (née Todd) Ellison. Captain, 9th Lancers, South Africa Field Force, died 7.6.1900 Kroonstad, age 31. Enlisted 22/8/1888.

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