researching my granddad his last position c squadron 9th lancers, severely injured magersfontein which led to him being invalided out of army, he was one of the c squadron involved aboard the wardha he was in troop one under lord blackwood the ship involved in tremendous storm off Durban as a young boy he would tell me of his adventures in the army in 50s which included India Muttra,meerrut, from what I can gather started out 5th lancers transferred 9th lancers according to ww1 service record born march 1875 Bermondsey no birth certificate
I am now researching for more evidence as his service record seems to have been destroyed he was at battle of Belmont and Modder river also had clasp for natal
I am now researching for more evidence as his service record seems to have been destroyed he was at battle of Belmont and Modder river also had clasp for natal