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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Saturday 14 March 09 09:43 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: kridge on Friday 13 March 09 22:23 GMT (UK)
I have a medal for the afghan war with the inscription 476 Pte C. Hart 2/8th Regt. Can anyone help with details. Thanks

Private Charles Hart, not entitled to the Peiwar Kotal clasp (where many men of the regiment saw action in Dec 1878 - he may have been in one of the two companies who garrisoned Kohat instead). The 8th Foot saw nearly two years of service during the war, pretty much all in the Kuram Valley, under threat many times from Mangal and Jagi tribesmen. Forty men of the regiment took part in Tytler's Zaimukht expedition in Dec 1879. The regiment returned to India in Oct 1880. Hart was discharged 20 June 1881.

Best - Garen

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Saturday 28 February 09 16:50 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Les. After a quick (but hopefully comprehensive) scan of the medal roll for the 72nd, 78th, 92nd and 25th I can't see a Robert Burton or anyone Buswell. Maybe he wasn't with the Highlanders during the campaign.

Have you found him on any census records? Birthplace, or towns where he lived might give a pointer.

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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Friday 27 February 09 23:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Les,

What was his name? I could check the medal roll. If he served with a Highland regiment in the Afghan campaign it would be the 72nd, 78th or 92nd (maybe 25th). If he was on the march to Kandahar with Roberts (as opposed to with Phayre) then it would be the 72nd or 92nd.

You could see if he's already on the database, but it's still quite a young project.

http://www.angloafghanwar.info/database/main.php

Best - Garen

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Armed Forces / Re: 2nd Battallion West Yorkshire Regiment records
« on: Saturday 23 February 08 00:33 GMT (UK)  »
Well, it gave me an excuse to post something!  ;)

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Armed Forces / Re: 2nd Battallion West Yorkshire Regiment records
« on: Saturday 23 February 08 00:22 GMT (UK)  »
What that Battalion history misses out is that the 14th Foot (West Yorks) served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. They saw minor action at Mazina. Lieutenant William Fry was involved (but no William Joseph on the medal roll that I can see).

His service records would be at The National Archives...

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=14&j=1

Best - Garen

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Armed Forces / Re: Was there a war between 1871 and 1881
« on: Saturday 27 October 07 12:05 BST (UK)  »
Can I also suggest 'What War?'

http://www.angloafghanwar.info/sitestuff/whatwar.php

And don't forget - though neil1821 kindly checked the casualty rolls for you - he may have died of disease or illness, so would not be listed as a 'casualty' (ie. killed in action).

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Armed Forces / Re: 15th Hussars Private Wallace Godden
« on: Monday 26 March 07 09:31 BST (UK)  »
He's not on the Afghan War medal roll - could have been a new recruit.

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Armed Forces / Re: Royal Fusiliers -- London Irish?
« on: Friday 23 March 07 12:41 GMT (UK)  »
Just to say definitively - I checked both Fusilier regiments who saw service in the Afghan War (5th Northumberland and 7th Royal) and no G Goff or G Gough (a W Gough in the 5th).

As he would almost certainly have been discharged after 1884, his service record will be archived alphabetically, not by regiment, so should be easy to find if it's there.

All the best -
Garen

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Armed Forces / Re: Royal Fusiliers -- London Irish?
« on: Friday 23 March 07 10:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there - just responded to your PM, Kathleen, but thought I'd post here too.

I doubt he was in Afghanistan, DixieDee, as those medals were issued before the Egypts, so I'd expect him to be wearing the Afghan medal along with his Egypts.

I checked the Egypt 1882 roll for the Royal Irish Fusiliers - no Goff or Gough that I could see.

He may, of course, have been in a later Egypt campaign - 1884, 1886, or maybe 1889 (though his age would suggest the earlier ones).

His service record at Kew, if it survives, would be the prize document!

All best -
Garen

P.S - if you own the original of the photo, can you get those collar badges scaned at something like 600dpi?

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