Hello Everyone. I'm tracing Henry Theirs, the father of my great grandmother.
Henry was born in St Weonards, Herefordshire in 1881, his father’s name was Edwin Theirs, and her mother’s name was Emma Miles (from Kilpeck). He had several brothers and sisters too.
He was a sapper during the Second Anglo-Boer War. No. 3226. He fought in Cape Colony, Transvaal and Orange Free State. I knew he worked as a locomotive engineer during the war, operating the trains. He was only 19. Probably, he suffered something related to a train attack. I couldn’t find any specific registers about it, so please, if you do, just contact me. It sounds so interesting…
He fought in:
* The 2nd. Cheshire Royal Engineers (Railway Volunteers.)
* The 10th Railway Company, Royal Engineers.
* The 31st (Fortress) Company, Royal Engineers.
* The G Company (where he was transferred, 30 Jul 1901).
I've learned a lot about him through a great website which is specialized in the Anglo Boer War.
Currently, I'm looking (desperately) for a picture of Henry Theirs, and for information about other soldiers that knew him during the war. It's a hard work but a very interesting one too.
So, If your relative, the one who you are investigating, knew Henry, or fought in the same company, or if you find any photo of him, or of the companies he used to serve in, just contact me, ˇI would be very happy to discover more about him!
Remember, if you discover anything else about him, or anything else about his family, just contact me, I would be proud and happy to discover more about Henry!
P.S. I think, later, Emma Miles and Edwin Theirs (Henry's parents), moved to Wales, and I don’t know exactly why, they surname changed to “Thairs”. That’s the surname which appears on their grave, could this be possible? I think they moved to Wales, because one of their sons married there. So they bought an inn and they became innkeepers.
Thank you very much, for the motivation!
My best regards.
