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From: "Erin Manuel" <>
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Thomas Sharp
Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 23:01:33 +1000
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I am looking for information on a man who served in the Boer War, His name
is Reginald Richmond Mcdonald, He was in the Scottish Army, Trooper 1457,
Lord Kitcheners Horse and was a recipient of the Queens South African Medal.
He fought in 4 battles, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johanneseburg and
Diamond Hill. He Died in 1913. I would very much appreciate any help you
could give me as I am in possession of the medal and would like to know more
about the medal and the man who earnt it. I am writing from Sydney,
Australia.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Humphry" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Thomas Sharp


Hello David,

The casualty list shows 10 men called Sharp and 9 called Sharpe who died in
the Boer War but none with the initial T and none shown as died of jaundice.
It's not unknown for these lists to give an incorrect initial but without
further information it will be pretty well impossible to progress this
particular line of enquiry.

There is no McNay shown as died but there is only one in the entire list. He
was wounded and he has the correct initial. He is 4847 Pte. T. McNay 2nd
Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers wounded at Venters Spruit 20/1/1900. This
action was part of the campaign to relieve Ladysmith and 4 days later the
battalion was badly cut up at Spion Kop so his earlier wound may well have
saved him from a worse fate there.

It's not certain that this is your man but the name is unusual and I think
it's worth following up. The Lancashire Fusiliers Museum has the basic
details of recruits into their two regular battalions for the period 1881
until about 1902 in the original attestation book. I once had the privilege
of looking through it but it had become a bit fragile so they were in the
process of transferring the details onto a database. They will check an
entry but as the museum receives no official funding and the small staff are
unpaid volunteers an enquiry should be accompanied by a donation. £10 is
about right.

The museum's address is:

Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum
Wellington Barracks
Bury
Lancashire
BL8 2PL

I don't have an e-mail address but an internet search might reveal one.

Regards,

David

----- Original Message -----
From: d_mcnay <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Thomas Sharp


> Looking for information about a Private Thomas Sharp who I beleive died in
> South Africa in 1900. I know he died of jaundice, but would be interested
to
> know if anyone can tell me what regiment he served in. I can look for his
> service number if that would be useful. It's possible he may be listed as
> Thomas McNay, as he was born illegitemate and used both names it seems.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> David McNay




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