South African War

Memorials to those who served and died during South African War:

Those who died during the South African War:

Also Charles Anthony Harding on Brockley, St Peter Private Memorials
Also on the East London Industrial School Memorial
Salisbury, William
Pretty, W J
Godfrey, W C
Thurgood, Lawrence
Reading, James
Denny, George

Those who served during the South African War:

From Blackheath Proprietary School South African War Memorial:
Lieut. W.D. Butler (36 company, 11th Imperial Yeomanry)
Lieut. A.E. Davidson
Lieut. Col. W.R.B. Doran, D.S.O. ( Royal Irish Rifles. Served as Brigade Major and on the General Staff)
Lieut. Col. B.J.C. Doran, C.B. ( Royal Irish Rifles. Served on the Staff of 5th Infantry Brigade)
Private W.M. Gordon
Lieut. L.E. Haines (4th battalion, East Surrey Regiment)
Trooper C.S. Hodgson
Lieut. B. Lamb
Lieut. C. Lamb (Imperial yeomanry)
Capt. H.D. Lawrence (3rd battalion East Surrey Regiment)
Capt. A. S. Legg
Lieut. Col. F.W.N. McCracken, D.S.O (commanded 1/Berkshires and 2/Berkshires)
Capt. P.J.F. McCracken (2nd Active Service Volunteer Company, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment))
Lieut. H. Norfolk
Col. Sir W.D. Richardson, K.C.B
Trooper G. Stokes
Lieut. E. Stone
Lieut. A.C. L. Tyrell (1st battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers. He saw service in Cape Colony, Orange Free State and the Transvaal .)
Lieut. G. Woollett

From the Anglo-Boer Records
Bonner, Arthur Service Number 32935 Trooper of 90th Imperial Yeomanry Company (Sharpshooters) of Prout House, Halford Road, Lewisham. Noted as inefficient 13 November 1901. Queen South Africa with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 clasps.

Collins, Herbert Service Number 25946 Corporal 62nd Imperial Yeomanry Company (Middlesex) of Duke of York, Lewisham Road, Blackheath Medals Queen South Africa with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and 1902 clasps. Mentioned in The Green Horse at Ladysmith p 110.

Keefe, PF Service Number 28406 Trooper 90th Imperial Yeomanry Company (Sharpshooters) of 32 Emersdale Road, Lewisham. Medals Queen South Africa with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and 1902 clasps.

Larkin , John Ross Service Number 34296 Sergeant of the 53rd Imperial Yeomanry Company (east Kent) of 30 Westerier Road, Lewisham Medals Queen South Africa with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and 1902 clasps.

Also on the East London Industrial School Memorial
Eustace, Michael
Kenn, Edward
Burgin, William
Cade, Thomas
Crib, Harry
Collins, Henry Chas
Gruber, George
Finch, FredrK C
Ritchie, William
Muir, Daniel
Rushbrooke, Harry
Emery, Charles
Redgrave, Walter L
Ridgway, Joseph
Evans, George
Shepherd, E R
Treble, William
Hawkins, Henry
Janway, William
King, E W
Fielding, Thomas
Mott, Wm Edmond
Williams, Joseph
Owen, William
Smith, Thomas
Day, Thomas
Clark, Albert
Bodenham, Oliver
Johnson, Thomas
Cummings, John
Rolls, Henry
Keary, Freder
Meadows, Wm
Gore, Thoams
Rudovsky, Joshua
Pleasey, Thomas
Faulkener, Wm

Also According to the Askean Magazine of the time a W E or W H Le May [p 84 & P 114 S/4/23/2] also served in another regiment, but is not named on the memorial. Also H Hammond and L J Westbrook served in the Imperial Yeomanry

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