The
18th Hussars
were in South Africa when war broke out and many served in the engagement at
Talana.
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Picture courtesy of Spink
QSA (3) Natal, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (3945. Pte. R. Harling. 18/Hrs.)
Robert Harling was born at Bury St Edmunds in 1873 and was a pawnbroker by trade upon his enlistment in the 18th Hussars on 19 October 1892. Having seen active service in South Africa, he was discharged to the Army Reserve on 13 January 1903
Picture courtesy of Spink
QSA (3) Natal, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (3945. Pte. R. Harling. 18/Hrs.)
Robert Harling was born at Bury St Edmunds in 1873 and was a pawnbroker by trade upon his enlistment in the 18th Hussars on 19 October 1892. Having seen active service in South Africa, he was discharged to the Army Reserve on 13 January 1903