This has nothing to do with the Anglo-Boer War, but the man concerned might have been better off if he stayed a policeman and fought in this war instead of going farming.
From an entry in the Natal Mounted Police enlistment register:
Frederick Brian Grey enlisted as a Trooper in Pietermaritzburg on 11/2/1881 (No. 471). He was the son of Admiral the Honorable C G Grey of Upton, Bournemouth, Hampshire. He was discharged by purchase on 11/9/1882, and his character was recorded as "good".
It was later recorded that he was living at Springwater, Ixopo, in January 1883, and then farming at Bulwer in 1886.
The final undated entry is:
"Went to the dogs."
Brett
From an entry in the Natal Mounted Police enlistment register:
Frederick Brian Grey enlisted as a Trooper in Pietermaritzburg on 11/2/1881 (No. 471). He was the son of Admiral the Honorable C G Grey of Upton, Bournemouth, Hampshire. He was discharged by purchase on 11/9/1882, and his character was recorded as "good".
It was later recorded that he was living at Springwater, Ixopo, in January 1883, and then farming at Bulwer in 1886.
The final undated entry is:
"Went to the dogs."
Brett