Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80

[Garen]

Hello there Broon,

Private 1333 Thomas Tiffney, indeed the entire 8th Hussars, was not in receipt of any clasps for his Afghan medal. The 8th were brought on to the Khyber line (Dakka, Basawal, Jamrud) as reinforcements in Dec 1879. They were later involved in the minor action of Mazina and returned to India in Aug 1880.

You can often find Afghan war medal ribbon for sale on ebay.

Best wishes - Garen

[The Broon]

Thanks for the info Garen, much appreciated. Can I ask how you managed to track down Thomas Tiffney as I am starting down the path of tracing my ancestry and been initially looking at military records sites but all were making no reference to T.Tiffney?

[Garen]

I have the Afghan War medal roll on CD, so as you knew the regiment (from the medal) I was easily able to find him. The medal roll is also indexed up at ancestry.co.uk - though my own subscription to that has lapsed.

The other place to look, if you haven't already, is on findmypast.co.uk to see if there is a service record available. I had a quick look and couldn't see him - but some more diligent searching may be in order!

Do you know anything else about him, eg. birth or death dates/places, or any family info?

Best - Garen

[The Broon]

Thanks again Garen. Unfortunately we know very little about Thomas. We have looked initially through the websites you have mentioned but feel, as you suggest, we may need to go into a greater level of detail. Thanks again for your assistance.

[Garen]

Good luck!

[gortonboy]

wonder if this could be his son??

Name: TIFFNEY, Thomas

 Station : Dinapore

 Country: Indian Subcontinent

 Year: 1882

Page: 257

Record source: GRO Army Birth Indices (1881 to 1965)

[The Broon]

Great…that gives me another avenue to explore…thanks

[jimbo09]

Hi Garen,
My Ancestor Charles JC Sillery was with the 12th foot in India from 1876 to 1882.
Your site indicates the 12th took part in the Afghan war.

Do you have records of his time there?

Jimbo

[Garen]

Hello Jimbo

Couldn't find him at first until I realised he was an officer, not a Private or NCO (the number of middle names pointed me in the right direction!).

Colonel Charles Jocelyn Cecil Sillery served with the 1st battalion 12th Foot throughout their service in the Afghan campaign (Apr 1879 - May 1880), taking part in the expedition against the Wazir Kugianis (Apr 1880) and commanding the detached wing in the operations in the Besud District (May 1880), including the successful action against superior numbers of tribesmen at Beninga (19 May 1880).

b. 1835, Ireland; d.1898, Guernsey.

All best - Garen

Edit: A little research ...

Ensign Jan 1853, 78th Foot. Lieutenant Sep 1854, 30th Foot. Captain Sep 1855. 1st Battalion 12th Foot 1858. New Zealand War 1866. Major May 1871. Exchanged into 2nd Battalion 12th Foot 1875. Lieutenant-Colonel 1877. Afghan War (1st Battalion) Apr 1879 - May 1880, expedition against Kugianis (Apr 1880), Besud expedition (May 1880) and commanding at battle of Beninga (19 May 1880, mentioned in despatches). Colonel 1881. Major-General 1882, appointed to command 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Retired Apr 1882.