Roll of Honour - Yorkshire - Dewsbury, Boer War

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Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

DEWSBURY (SOUTH AFRICAN) BOER WAR MEMORIAL

Detailed information for Boer War
Compiled and Copyright © Tim Bickerdike 2009

There is a Dewsbury Boer War Memorial, located in Crow's Nest Park, Dewsbury, to the men of the Auxiliary and St. John Ambulance Brigade who fell in South Africa 1899-1902 from Dewsbury and District. It takes the form of a two-stepped, square, base surmounted by plinth, pedestal and figure of a serviceman standing in the “present arms” position with the inscription on bronze plaques attached to the sides of the pedestal. Each face carries a coat of arms, the Dewsbury coat of arms is on the south-east face; the 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry insignia is on the north-east face; the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry badge is on the north-west face; the St. John Ambulance badge is on the south-west face. The statute of the serviceman is seen wearing a slouch hat, tunic jacket and trousers with puttees, with his rifle held in the advance position. He has a full bandolier, rolled up blanket attached behind his waist, a small packet suspended at his left side and a water bottle on his right. Of the 121 names listed 114 served and returned home and seven made the ultimate sacrifice. The memorial was unveiled 27th October 1906 by Major-General R S Baden Powell; the memorial was built by Elkington. The statue was allegedly modelled on a Dewsbury man who served in the campaign, Leonard Crane. He was subsequently killed in World War 1 in October 1916, aged 36. The names here, although they appear by Regiment/service on the memorial, have been sorted into alphabetical order for ease of research and reading.


Photographs Courtesy & Copyright © Tim Bickerdike 2009

This statue was erected to commemorate
The patriotism of the officers and men of
The auxiliary forces & St. John Ambulance Brigade of Dewsbury and District who
Served their country in the South African
War 1899 – 1902 and in memory of those who
Lost their lives during the campaign

ABEL	J	Private, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
ARLOM	F H	Corporal, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
ASQUITH	J	Private, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
AUTY	J W	Private, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BALANCE	F W	Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
BARRETT	J	Sergeant, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
BARROWCLOUGH	F	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
BARRY	W	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BATEMAN	T	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry. Died
BEAUMONT	A	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
BENSON	C	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BLACKBURN	J W	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
BLACKMORE	G	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BLANCHARD	G	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
BOTTOMLEY	A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BOULD	W B	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BROMLEY	D	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BROOKE	T	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BROWN	H	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
BROWN	J W	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
BURDEKIN	J	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
CALVERT	W	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
CHADWICK	P T	Lieutenant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
CLEGG	R	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
CLEGG	S	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
COLDWELL	F	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
COLEBECK	J	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
CONVY	J	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
COOKE	S	Private 7519, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Died of enteric at Boshof 12 May 1900. Buried at Treurfontein. [Spelt COOK in Roll of Honour Imperial forces Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902]
CRANE	L	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
CRAWFORD	J	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
CROSSE	R H	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
CRYNE	O	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
DAUGHTEY	H	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
DIXON	W	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
DYER	J	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
EASTWOOD	H	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
ELLAM	E	Sergeant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
ELLIS	R H	Lieutenant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
EXLEY	J G	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
FIELD	F	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
FIRTH	Issac	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
FISHER	A	Private 1955, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry. Killed in action 28 September 1900 near Rustenburg. Buried in Treurfontein.
FLETCHER	J W	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
FOTHERGILL	P	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
FOX	R	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
GANTER	T	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
GOMERSALL	G W	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
GOODARE	O	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
GRACE	R	Private 1408, St. John Ambulance Brigade. Died of disease 19 January 1901 at Newcastle, SA. Aged 27. Buried in Newcastle Cemetery, SA.
GREENWOOD	H H	Staff-Sergeant, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
HAIGH	A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
HALL	J H	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
HANSON	W	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
HARRISON	A R	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
HARTLEY	J H	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
HINCHCLIFFE	J H	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
HINCHCLIFFE	R A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
HIRST	L J	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
HOLLIDAY	E	Private 7604, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Died of disease 11 January 1902 at Elandsfontein. Aged 23. Buried in Primrose Cemetery, Germiston.
HOLLOWAY	A A	Corporal, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
HOWARD	A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
INGLE	E	Corporal, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
JENNISON	T	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
JESSOP	G	Corporal, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
JOHNSON	B	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
JONES	T A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
KAYE	J W	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
KILBURN	J C	Sergeant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
LEASKE	J	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
LONG	J	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
LONG	T	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
MARSHALL	G	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
MARTIN	J	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
METCALF	B	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
MITCHELL	W A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
MORTON	H	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
MUSGRAVE	S	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
NEWSOME	S	Sergeant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
NEWSOME	T	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
NORGATE	J T	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
OLDROYD	E	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
OXLEY	G	Sergeant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
PAYNE	R E	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
PEATE	R	Bugler, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
PHILLIPS	J	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
RAYNER	J	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
ROBERTS	G	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
ROBINSON	F	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SCHOFIELD	F	Bugler, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SENIOR	L	Private 7530, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Died of disease at Hoopstad 14 June 1900. Buried at Hoopstad.
SINGLETON	E	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SMALES	F	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SMITH	M	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
SMITH	S E	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SMITHE	J	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SPEIGHT	H A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SPEIGHT	W	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SPENCER	G F	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
STAMP	G J W	Corporal 7541, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Died of disease at Kroonstad 6 July 1900. Buried in North Road cemetery, Kroonstad. [Listed as a Private in reference books and 2nd Volunteer Battalion]
STANSFIELD	J W	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
STEELE	C E	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
STEWARD	A	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
STOCKWELL	E C St G	Lieutenant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
SUMMERSCALES	T F	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
TERRY	W H	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
THEWLIS	S H	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
THOMPSON	E	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
THOMPSON	Percy G	Trooper, 13th Battalion, 47th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Company, Imperial Yeomanry.
THORNES	G H	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
TOLSON	C H	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
TOLTON	A	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
WALKER	A	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
WARD	F	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
WARD	H	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
WELLS	J	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
WESTWOOD	E	Private, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
WHITLING	A	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.
WHITTLES	C	Private, 3rd Battalion, 11th (Yorkshire Dragoons) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, Imperial Yeomanry.
WILCOCK	E	Corporal, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry).
WOOD	G	Private, St. John Ambulance Brigade.

Last updated 28 August, 2016

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