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The 60th Regiment was The Kings Royal Rife Corps which is part of the light infantry. They were awarded a battle honour "South Africa 1851-53 South Africa/Gaikas". They were not present at the 1835...

Muriel, This medal was awarded in respect of three campaigns in Southern Africa 1834-1835, 1846-1847 and 1850-1853. No campaign clasps were issued and it is impossible to tell when and where the...

I think you will find that the 58th Regiment became the 58th Rutlandshire Foot in 1782 and then amalgamated with the 48th and became the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1881. By 1960 they amalgamated...

Yes. He was a great man and was instrumental in raising an entire division of Artillery at Kitchener's suggestion. Its a shame someone at the town hall couldn't get a message to him.

I am not asking for help but would like to tell you a sad story.
In October 1915 my granddad George Horton aged 20 went with loads of other local men from Bermondsey and Rotherhithe to Deptford...

During my family history research and my research into a number of medal recipients ( I am a collector) I have the military records of several dozen men who joined the armed services between 1860...

Esther
Quite often you will find the admission records but the actual patient medical records are not always available. I found my great grandfathers admission records and also the records from the...

Pam

Yes I know. In my previous occupation I attended more than my fair share so I know what to expect. It always seems to be different when the person concerned is family.
Thank you to Helachau...

Also just had another look at Emma Keelings marriage certificate. Her husband Thomas Saker was....a miner. He obviously emigrated to take part in the gold mining.

Pam
The one and all was not the ship but a claim. The area was developed after a gold rush and there was much mining still going on. It was a mining accident. Quite harrowing reading.

Vossy

Pam
That is all fantastic. I found the entry for the one and all. It seems to make sense bearing in mind he was crushed between two beams of timber. Ive had a quick look at the inquest for young...

Pam, Got his death certificate from Oz. Ephhrai was by then a carpenter and died in a crush between two beams of timber in the -one and all-. He had been in South Australia for 10months and...

Pam

You really are a superstar. The month after Emma married Thomas Saker, a miner who's father was a comedian! they emigrated to Australia. Ephraim may well have followed them. Ill start on...

Pam,
I don't like to put anything in my tree without that concrete proof. Ive seen other people work where they have taken huge leaps of faith and been wrong. I saw one person show my Dad's little...

Pam

Thank you. I have all the census details you refer to as well as details of all James and Ann Keelings children a couple of whom died in infancy. James was a painter ( house painter) and is...

Barbara,, Thank you. That's what I thought. With a name like that it should be easy. Unfortunately there are loads of them. I am going to have to fork out for some certificates and keep my fingers...

Thank you Christina

I agree. I think that they just wanted men to sign on and, as long as they could walk and make their mark they were in. I have yet to see a date of birth on the records. Thank...

Thank you. I have both those documents but I wanted to prove that the soldier was my Ephrain Keeling. I am at a loss to find his service record for example. I've trawled FMP with no luck.

I've hit a brickwall with my great grandmother's brother Ephraim Keeling born 1848 Bermondsey. He appears aged 12 on the 1861 census for Goat Street, Bermondsey.
I believe that the same Ephraim...

It looks like it could be the cap badge of the 12th Lancers. A pair of crossed lances with the Prince of Wales feathers and the roman letters XII and a crown at the top.

Vossy

HMS Dragonfly was a River Gunboat of the Insect class. She was launched on 08/12/1938 at Thornycrofts. Her fleet number was T11.
She was 585 tons 197 feet long and 33 feet on the beam (wide), ...

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Herne Bay is in North Kent not Essex. The Herbert Hospital may well be the large Military Hospital Shooters Hill close to the Artillery barracks at Woolwich. Unfortunately it is now...

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It was quite common for men to go off and join up when times were hard. Several of my ancestors who appeared to be in work most of the time as ag labs or cart drivers did...

Te Ribbon is dark green with broad crimson edges. The medal was issued to all who took part in the Second Afghan war. In 1887 the Amr refused to accept a British residentand the following year raised...

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Could it be Landguard Fort in Felixstowe, Suffolk? The Fort is still there...its a museum now.

Vossy