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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
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John Bogie
Sergeant, 5427
Royal Artillery
John was born on the 16th of May 1859 in Woolwich. He was the third of ten children born to Charles, a Gunner in the Royal Artillery (RA), and Mary (née Martin) Bogie. His father completed over 21 years’ service, including eleven months in China and six and half years in India and was awarded the campaign medal for the Second China War and the Long Service & Good Conduct medal. Whilst the family was accompanying his father during his service in India, on the 21st of June 1875 at the age of 16 years and one month, John enlisted into the British Army and joined his father’s unit, the 9th Brigade (9 Bde) RA, as a trumpeter. 9 Bde was renumbered 1 Bde in July 1877 and the next year, on the 8th of May 1878 having reached age, John was mustered as a Gunner and was posted to I Battery, 1 Bde (I/1).
In 1878, I/1 had received orders to leave India for service in the Mediterranean, however the deteriorating situation in Kabul resulted in their departure being repeatedly postponed. At the outbreak of the war, the battery joined the Afghan expeditionary force as part of General Biddulph’s Division. It marched to Kandahar via the Khojak Pass, arriving at its destination, after encountering many obstacles and experiencing much hardship on the 9th of January 1879. On the 16th of January it marched with the Division towards the Helmand River and after proceeding up the Argandab Valley, halted within a few miles of Girishk, close to the spot which would become famous later in the war as the battlefield of Maiwand. It returned to Kandahar where soon after, due to the success of the campaign, the Government decided to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan. The battery now received orders to return to India, leaving Kandahar on the 20th of February 1879, retracing its steps through the Khojak Pass to Quetta, where it arrived on the 9th of March. On the 11th it continued its march, and after travelling by rail from Sukkur to Karachi, eventually made its way to Kirki, where it finally marched into quarters on the 22nd of April 1879.
After service in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, John quickly rose up the ranks, being promoted to Acting Bombardier in June 1881, Bombardier in January 1882 and Corporal in February 1884. In November of 1884 John returned to England and having completed his 12 years’ service, he reengaged for a total of 21 years with the Colours in April 1885. John was promoted again to Sergeant in April 1888 and was posted to the RA District Staff in June 1888. The 1891 census shows that John was stationed at Weedon Beck in Northamptonshire, where he was employed as a Staff Clerk, and in October 1893 he was awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal for 18 years exemplary service. John was discharged from the Army on the 22nd of June 1896 having completed his 21 years’ service.
On the 9th of March 1887, John married Margaret Carlaw Cuthbertson in Glasgow. John and Margaret had three children, Margaret Mary (b.1887); John Charles Alexander (b.June 1889); and James George Cuthbertson (b.1892). Both sons served during the First World War – John Charles is recorded as being a Second Lieutenant in the 2/1st Battalion Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars (Yeomanry), and James saw service in France with the Army from 1915 before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1918 and becoming a Pilot.
After leaving the Army, John and his family moved back to Glasgow where John held a variety of jobs including cattle inspector and as a municipal clerk. The family moved to along to the mouth of the Clyde to the town of Gourock where John worked as a wharf manager. John was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with Annuity in 1933.
John died of myocardial degeneration of the heart on the 30th of October 1941 aged 82.
Sergeant, 5427
Royal Artillery
John was born on the 16th of May 1859 in Woolwich. He was the third of ten children born to Charles, a Gunner in the Royal Artillery (RA), and Mary (née Martin) Bogie. His father completed over 21 years’ service, including eleven months in China and six and half years in India and was awarded the campaign medal for the Second China War and the Long Service & Good Conduct medal. Whilst the family was accompanying his father during his service in India, on the 21st of June 1875 at the age of 16 years and one month, John enlisted into the British Army and joined his father’s unit, the 9th Brigade (9 Bde) RA, as a trumpeter. 9 Bde was renumbered 1 Bde in July 1877 and the next year, on the 8th of May 1878 having reached age, John was mustered as a Gunner and was posted to I Battery, 1 Bde (I/1).
In 1878, I/1 had received orders to leave India for service in the Mediterranean, however the deteriorating situation in Kabul resulted in their departure being repeatedly postponed. At the outbreak of the war, the battery joined the Afghan expeditionary force as part of General Biddulph’s Division. It marched to Kandahar via the Khojak Pass, arriving at its destination, after encountering many obstacles and experiencing much hardship on the 9th of January 1879. On the 16th of January it marched with the Division towards the Helmand River and after proceeding up the Argandab Valley, halted within a few miles of Girishk, close to the spot which would become famous later in the war as the battlefield of Maiwand. It returned to Kandahar where soon after, due to the success of the campaign, the Government decided to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan. The battery now received orders to return to India, leaving Kandahar on the 20th of February 1879, retracing its steps through the Khojak Pass to Quetta, where it arrived on the 9th of March. On the 11th it continued its march, and after travelling by rail from Sukkur to Karachi, eventually made its way to Kirki, where it finally marched into quarters on the 22nd of April 1879.
After service in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, John quickly rose up the ranks, being promoted to Acting Bombardier in June 1881, Bombardier in January 1882 and Corporal in February 1884. In November of 1884 John returned to England and having completed his 12 years’ service, he reengaged for a total of 21 years with the Colours in April 1885. John was promoted again to Sergeant in April 1888 and was posted to the RA District Staff in June 1888. The 1891 census shows that John was stationed at Weedon Beck in Northamptonshire, where he was employed as a Staff Clerk, and in October 1893 he was awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal for 18 years exemplary service. John was discharged from the Army on the 22nd of June 1896 having completed his 21 years’ service.
On the 9th of March 1887, John married Margaret Carlaw Cuthbertson in Glasgow. John and Margaret had three children, Margaret Mary (b.1887); John Charles Alexander (b.June 1889); and James George Cuthbertson (b.1892). Both sons served during the First World War – John Charles is recorded as being a Second Lieutenant in the 2/1st Battalion Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars (Yeomanry), and James saw service in France with the Army from 1915 before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1918 and becoming a Pilot.
After leaving the Army, John and his family moved back to Glasgow where John held a variety of jobs including cattle inspector and as a municipal clerk. The family moved to along to the mouth of the Clyde to the town of Gourock where John worked as a wharf manager. John was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with Annuity in 1933.
John died of myocardial degeneration of the heart on the 30th of October 1941 aged 82.