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From: "ray jones" <>
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] war personnel
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:48:40 -0400
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Ken,
Do you have any similar references in newspaper articles for the
8th.,Battery,R.F.A. please?
Ray.Jones,Ontario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hallock" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] war personnel


> You may find these articles of interest:
> LT. 02/01/00 (Tuesday)
>
> p4a The Cymric, at Canada Dock, Liverpool embarked the following for SA:
16
> officers and 510 men of the 76th, 81st, and 82nd Batteries of the RFA,
under
> command of Lt.-Col McDonnell; 400 horses, 21 officers and 930 men of the
> 2/Gloucestershire Regt., under command of Lt.-Col. Lindsell; 3 officers
and
> 145 men of the 2/Scottish Rifles, under Lt. Macallan; and 251 men of the
> West Riding Regt. under Lt. Slordet. She sailed Monday night
>
> LT. 25/01/00 (Thursday)
>
> p5c Dateline Cape Town, Jan 23. News has been received here that the
> transport Manchester Corporation, with troops and guns on board, which was
> due here to-day, was sighted on the 13th inst. 8deg. south, apparently
> disabled. The transport Cymric has been despatched to her assistance.
>
> Cape Times Weekly Edition 24/01/00
>
> p32 The Kildonan Castle has arrived with 5 officers and 2,592 men .
>
> The Cymric has also arrived with 3 Batteries of RFA (76th, 81st, & 82nd.),
> 2/Gloucester Regt. total of 5 officers and 1,493 men and 430 horses. 7 men
> died of pneumonia on the voyage. The Maine arrived yesterday.
>
> The 76th RFA was involved in a few major actions.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Anna Kent" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] war personnel
>
>
> > Thanks Ray,
> > He is on the 1901 census, listed as an ostler which I know he did for 10
> > years, so I guess he was invalided out before 1901.
> > What intrigues me is how did they get to S Africa then if not by ship -
> did
> > they go overland?
> > Does anyone know what action they the 76th Royal Field Artillery were
> > involved in?
> > Anna
>
>
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