The Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Brigade (1st Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers); a short history - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...Machine Guus were left in charge at Headquarters till they were taken to the Exhibition at Earl's Court in April, 1901, and after much trouble and delay, the Guns have been banded over to the T.H.R.V.B., Sir Alfred J. Newton, Bart, desiring they should continue with the Battalion, who supplied the men to work them. We append Nominal Rolls of those who joined the C.I. V. and the re-inforcing draft:--NOMINAL ROLL Of The One Officer And Thirty-eight Non-commissioned Officers And Men Of The Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Brigade Who Joined The City Of London Imperial Volunteers. in Command of Machine C. Halls C. R. Hanham A. Hatley A. Lindsell A. E. McKewan W. D. Roberts J. Say A. Smart A. W. A. Stroud E. Susands E. Travers J. Tyndale W. Walker W. A. Walker G. Walliss H. G. Warren T. W. Wells G. Wild J. W. Willsher THE RE-INFORCING DRAFT Consisted of the following eleven Non-commissioned Officers and Men, who sailed 12th July, 1900. Coporal P. W. Crowson Private F. L. Jordan Lance-Corporal W. H. Glibbery A. A. Pateman A. F. Richardson A. V. Strike T. Sweetingham Private C. J. Day was killed in action at Frederickstad, 31st July, 1900. Corporal T. Dyer, died at Heilbrom, 3rd June, 1900, of enteric; Privates P. Glassey, died at Naauwpoort, 7th Jiyie, 1900, of enteric; J. Say, died at Pretoria, 23rd September, 1900, of enteric; J. Tyndale, died of disease; W. A. Walker died at the Orange River, 5th April, 1900, of dysentry; and 6. Walliss died at Florida, in June, 1900, of enteric; seven were invalided home; one was left sick in South Africa; A. Smart joined the South African Police; and the other thirty-five of the forty-nine who went out returned with the C.I.V., in October, 1900. Lieutenant E. V. Wellby, was mentioned in dispatches. Sergeant W. J. Park received ...
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