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Dead Soldier
« on: Saturday 27 July 19 10:27 BST (UK) »
Hi,
         I am researching one of my ancestors and was hoping to find out which conflict he would have died in,  his name was Thomas Morrison born Preston Lancashire 1881  and died 1902 , I do have a record which could have been him when he joined the forces.
 
 
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Re: Dead Soldier
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 27 July 19 10:51 BST (UK) »
The second Boer War was 1902, so that’s a possibility.
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 27 July 19 10:52 BST (UK) »
He was in the local Militia, he died in Preston, not in any conflict.

The reference for his death certificate
1902 Preston J quarter p, vol 08E, page 423.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Dead Soldier
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 27 July 19 11:04 BST (UK) »
The record is from his short time in 3rd Battalion, a militia battalion, from July 1898 to October 1898 when, having completed his 49 days training, he transferred to the regular East Lancashire Regiment (it doesn't say which battalion)

However, the Boer War medal roll for 1st Battalion East Lancs has a T Morrison with the remark "invalided to England".  This is on Ancestry here:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01o3k/
He doesn't appear on the deaths at sea/overseas deaths so perhaps he died back in England and the record cited by Jebber is he.

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Re: Dead Soldier
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 27 July 19 11:15 BST (UK) »
FindMyPast has army papers for 5818 Thomas Morrison ( the man who was invalided home from South Africa). Not wounded, but discharged medically unfit in 1902. Father James Morrison, 17 Crown Street.

 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F5549%2F038%2F001&parentid=GBM%2FWO97%2F5549%2F968932
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 27 July 19 11:27 BST (UK) »
Thats fantastic ,   
                        thanks to everyone .  I was searching the WW1 records repeatedly for an age then it dawned on me 1902     the war had not began  :-\
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