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St John - Boer War
St John men from Northampton,
Kettering, Rushden & Wellingborough
area who went to the Boer War
INDEX for 'our' Villages
which came under Wellingborough area
Note: We have no copy of the photograph mentioned
Key:
N = Natal
CC = Cape Colony
OFS = Orange Free State
T = Transvaal
GH = General Hospital


Postcard Photographs - Rushden
Bozeat
Drage W J
Higham Ferrers
Abbott J
Faulkner J E P
Ringstead
Chester J H C
Sawford J W
Rushden
Baxter L Tassel F
Beardsmore E A Taylor H
Bettles C R Tompkins J
Ellis A Warner W J
Okins A Wooding J
Rice H J Wright J C

Wright W
Wollaston
Bonham J
Bush W H
Green F W
Woodham Albert
York F

St John No.
 
Rank
Name
Clasps entitled to on medal
Work Location St. John Area Notes
205
11
Ord
Abbott J
N
Princess Christian
HT
Higham Ferrers Wellingborough  
369
19
Ord
Adams George D
N
1GH Kettering Debility treated at Portland Hosp
180
10
Ord
Baxter L
CC
Port Elizabeth Rushden Wellingborough (in photograph)
207
11
Ord
Beardsmore E A
CC
(OFS T?)
6GH Rushden Wellingborough Served in WWI. Rec'd Defence Medal for WWII. Medals in collection in North'pton (Frank Roberts) (in photograph)
130
9
Ord
Beeby S
 
Sta H
Orange River
Kettering 68/AMC/301 FA Jul 1900 p5
Served in China 1900
454
24
Ord
Bettles C R
CC OFS
8GH Rushden Wellingborough Dangerously ill. 24.6.00
PRO WO 108231 Died 29/6/1900 Bloemfontein (in photograph)
845
43
Ord
Betts C T E
CC
6GH Northampton Invalided to UK 7/7/1900
1522
76
Ord
Bonham J
CC T01
  Wollaston Wellingborough &RN
9
2
Ord
Bosworth E C
CC OFS T
20GH
HPS Princess of Wales
Wellingborough  
1585
79
Ord
Botterill J T
CC OFS T
13GH Wellingborough  
99
Pt e
Ord
Botterill H
CC OFS
Portland H Kettering Asst in Pack Store WPH
1584
79
Ord
Brawn E
CC
13GH Wellingborough  
1523
77
Ord
Brightwell H
T
17GH Irthlingborough Wellingborough  
150
9
Ord
Burdett C R
 
  Northampton  
1682
82
Ord
Bush W H
CC OFS T
20GH Wollaston Wellingborough  
1110
56
Ord
Chester J H C
N
4GH Ringstead
Wellingborough
 
395
21
Ord
Chown T
CC OFS
8GH Irthlingborough
Wellingborough
 
1382
70
Ord
Cowley T E
 
14GH
HPS Simla
Wellingborough  
846
43
Ord
Dickens W T
 
  Northampton 68/AMC/301
396
21
Ord
Drage W J
CC OFS
8GH Bozeat
Wellingborough
Sick to Capetown 5/7/1900
768
39
Ord
Drew D H
CC 01
UGH Northampton  
767
39
Ord
Dunkley W
CC Witt
21FdH Northampton  
4
1761
2
S/O
Ekins F
CC OFS 01
3GH
HPS Princess of Wales
Northampton New number 1761
1115
57
Ord
Elcombe A E
N
15GH Kettering  
863
44
Ord
Ellis A
CC OFS N
6GH Rushden
Wellingborough
Died 22/8/1900 Jo'burg (in photograph)
1762
85
Ord
Farrow A
CC 01
11GH Earls Barton
Northampton
Shown on monument as Died in S Africa but not shown on medal roll.
Annual Report 1901 says he died at sea from pneumonia on his way home.
1383
70
Ord
Faulkner J E P
 
11GH
HPS Simla
Higham Ferrers
Wellingborough
 
1384
70
Ord
Faulkner J W
 
14GH
HPS Simla
Wellingborough  
659
34
Ord
Flower G
CC Witt
21FdH Northampton  
33
3
Ord
Francis J W
CC
2GH Wellingborough Photo Ind. p106. Service Medal & 8 bars and Serving Brother (Gazette 4/48 p116) obtained special permission to join Brigade as bugler aged 13. Member of winning Dewar Cup team in 1898 and 1902 Received Order SA medal from King Edward VII in Buckingham Palace. Serving Brother in 1931. 35 yrs as treasurer of Wellingborough SJAA & SJAB (Review 1950 May P2)
81-100
6
Pte
Freeman H F
CC OFS
Portland H Northampton operating theatre (Work of PH); treated for enteric fever & rheumatism while there
865
44
Ord
Gadsby W H
CC OFS T02
6GH Wellingborough also served in CMSC& B Div SAC as 1700
765
39
S/O
Gee W F
CC OFS T
22FdH Northampton
132
1101
8
Ord
Green F W
OFS T N
14StH
1HT
Wollaston Wellingborough See typescript "The Time of My Life" China 1900
260
14
Ord
Hart J
CC OFS
2GH Kettering  
10
2
Ord
Holmes W
CC OFS T
HPS Princess of Wales 20GH Wellingborough RNASBR in Great War
1669
82
 
Houghton E
 
  Wellingborough Died? SJ Index is 1667
263
14
Ord
Houston J B
CC
6GH Northampton Sick to Capetown 14/5/1900
847
43
Ord
Hutchings A
CC OFS T01
9GH SAC 2279 Northampton 68/SA/8892
936
48
Ord
Jervis C H
N
15GH Kettering Invalided to UK 17/9/1900
358
19
Ord
Johnson W
N
7GH Northampton  
94 1681
6
S/O
Johnson W T
CC OFS T
20GH Portland H Northampton  
117
7
Ord
Kingston S
 
SH Orange River Northampton 68/AMC/301
China 1900 First Aid July 1900 p5
359
19
Ord
Kingston W
N
7GH Northampton  
139
8
S/O
Knight W
CC
5GH Wellingborough (in photograph)
932
48
Ord
Lewis D H
N
15 GH Northampton  
32
3
Ord
Lloyd A
CC OFS T
2/6 GH HQDiv Northampton Photo Ind. p106. Described as sergeant in annual reports. Rec'd his war medal from HM the King.
862
44
Ord
Long C WE
CC OFS
9GH A Div SAC & EDiv Wellingborough (in photograph)
357
19
Ord
Lord WC
N
7GH Northampton  
26
3
S/O
Mackness A G (McNess)
CC OFS T
2GH Northampton Photo Ind. p106
1668
82
Ord
Marriott E A
OFST
14StH 7 Amb Train Wellingborough  
178
10
Ord
Munday L
CC
Port Elizabeth Wellingborough (in photograph)
864
44
Ord
Neville A
CC OFS T
6GH Wellingborough  
1942
90
Ord
Newell S
CC OFS T 01 02
A Div SAC (A1876) Wellingborough  
397
21
Qrd
Okins A
N
7GH Rushden Wellingborough SJ Index has Atkins (in photograph)
1380
70
Ord
Pakes F
 
14GH
HPS Simla
Northampton  
241
13
Ord
Pinnock J
CC Jo Witt DH
20 Br Coy Wellingborough  
242
13
Old
Pinnock W H
CC OFS
20 Br Coy Wellingborough Invalided to UK 30.6.1900
259
14
Ord
Pollard H E
CC OFS
21 StH Kettering  
61
5
Ord
Pywell C
CC OFS T
2/6 GH Wellingborough Invalided to UK 11.12.1900
Mentioned in Dispatches June 1902
(241) 240
13
Ord
Quincey H R
CC Jo D
Hill Witt
Provisional Transvaal Constabulary Wellingborough PTC 24.8.1900 -1.1.1901
508
26
Ord
Rice A H
CC OFS
Langman Northampton Invalided to UK: Lt Vol Coy Northants Regt
1683
82
Ord
Rice H J
CC OFS T
20GH Rushden
Wellingborough
 
866
44
Ord
Roberts G H
CC OFS
3GH Wellingborough  
850
43
Ord
Robinson J W
CC OFS
8GH Northampton China 1900
133
8
Ord
Sawford J W
 
Orange River Ringstead Wellingborough Died 30.4.1900. Enteric. Orange River PRO WO 108230
658
34
Ord
ShawH
CC OFS T
I Y Br Coy Northampton Died on HPS Dunera at Southampton after returning to Africa for 2nd tour of duty
370
19
Ord
Speechley W R
CC OFS
8GH Kettering  
935
48
Ord
Spicer J F
N OFS T 01
7GH 23FdH Northampton  
1680
82
Ord
Sturgess W
CC OFS 01
5GH Northampton  
1513
76
Ord
Swindall H
CC OFS T
14/17 StH Wellingborough (in photograph)
868
44
Ord
Tassel F
CC OFS T
6/9 GH Rushden Wellingborough (in photograph)
453
24
Ord
Taylor A F
CC OFS
8GH Wellingborough (in photograph)
1633
81
Ord
Taylor H
OFS T
14 StH 7 H Train Rushden Wellingborough S J index has Nelson Corps
1763
85
Ord
Tear A
CC 01
11 GH Northampton  
239
13
Ord
Thompson W A
CC OFS
20BrCoy Wellingborough Invalided to UK 30.6.1900
867
44
Ord
Tompkins J
OFS
20 GH
3 (Highland) FdH
Rushden Wellingborough (in photograph)
726
37
Ord
Ward C A
CC Witt
21StH Northampton  
262
14
Ord
Warner WJ (J W)
CC
6GH Rushden Welingborough (in photograph)
766
39
Ord
Watson H W
CC Witt
23 FdH Northampton S J Index has W Watson
360
19
Ord
Wesley G
CC OFS 01 02
8GH CDivSAC Northampton Sick to base 20.7.1900
860
44
Ord
White A
CC OFS
Port Elizabeth Desborough Kettering S J Index has Kettering
849
43
Ord
Whitlock H
 
  Northampton  
134
8
Ord
Wills B E
 
Orange River Kettering  
131
8
Ord
Woodham Albert
 
  Wollaston Wellingborough Seriously ill 23.3.1900 PRO WO 108 230 Telegram 1234 Died 24.3.1900 Orange River, WO as above Telegram 1271 see FA April 1900 p80
221
12
Ord
Wooding J
CC
6GH Rushden Wellingborough (in photograph)
206
11
Ord
Wright J C
CC
6GH Rushden Wellingborough (in photograph)
1100
56
Ord
Wright W
N OFST
14StH 21 FdH Rushden
Wellingborough
 
1512
76
Ord
York F
 
15GH Wollaston
Wellingborough
 


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