Boer War-Royal Welsh A-G
Boer and Waziristan war memorials (surnames A-G)
Below are details of men from the Wrexham area, belonging to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who died in the Boer War.
With thanks to Alwyn Evans of Clwyd Family History Society for this research.
| Rank, Name,& Service Number | Service | Died | Details | Cemetery |
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| Rank, Name,& Service Number | Service | Died | Details | Cemetery |
| Private J ABBOTT 5515 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
9 May 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Johannesburg |
| Lance Corporal W G ALBACH 3949 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
after 7 Oct 1901 |
Died of wounds at Onverwacht. | |
| Private J ALSOP 3420 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
20 Aug 1900 | Died of pneumonia. | Krugersdorp |
| Private A ANDREWS 2808 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Johannesburg |
| Private W ASTON 3138 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Mar 1901 | Killed at Rietfontein. | Rietfontein |
| Private E L AVERALL 5499 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
30 Mar 1900 | Died of enteric fever at Ladysmith. | Elandslaagte |
| Private S BAILEY 7357 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Vol. Bn.) |
23 Jun 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
| Private T H BALLARD 3663 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
5 May 1900 | Killed at Rooidam. | Kimberley |
| Private J BARKER |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Private S BARNES 1104 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
15 Jul 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Krugersdorp |
| Private F BARNETT 5743 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed at Frederikstad. Also commemorated on the Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial. | Potchefstroom |
| Private J BARTRAM |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Lieutenant Roger Whitley BATE |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
5 Dec 1901 | Killed at Rotspan. Son of Thomas & Lereum Bate, of Kelsterton Hall, Kelsterton, Northop. | Boshof |
| Private F BATES 6152 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
4 Feb 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
| Private C BAYNHAM 5687 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Johannesburg |
| Private R BIRKETT 5528 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1900 | Killed at Horse Shoe Hill, Tugela. | Colenso |
| Private G BRIEN 4149 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
27 Oct 1901 | Died of disease. | Potchefstroom |
| Private E BROAD 5814 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
19 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Kimberley |
| Private H BROCKLEHURST 7367 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Vol. Bn.) |
9 May 1900 | Died of disease at Modder River. | Elandslaagte |
| Private A H BURGESS 5543 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Cape Town |
| Private A BURGOYNE |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Private J T CAIN 6272 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
22 Dec 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Johannesburg |
| Lance Corporal T CHIDLEY 4070 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
7 Jul 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Kimberley |
| Private H (or W?) CLIFFE 3628 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
12 Feb 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
| Sergeant T J COCHRANE 4200 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
27 Nov 1901 | Died of disease. | Boshof |
| Private J COOK |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Private J CORBEN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Private W COWLARD 4312 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Mar 1901 | Died of wounds at Rietfontein. | - |
| Private G COX 2502 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1900 | Killed in action at Horse Shoe Hill. | Tugla Heights |
| Private W CREW |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Private William CROUCHER 2831 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
30 Jul 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
| Private N CUMMINGS 1379 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
16 Apr 1901 | Died of disease. | Potchefstroom |
| Private Arthur Pryce DAVIES 2527 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
26 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. Of Pentrefelin, Wrexham. Husband of Anne Davies (nee Edwards). | Kimberley |
| Private H DAVIES 2883 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rdBn.) |
5 Oct 1901 | Died of disease. | Boshof |
| Private John J DAVIES 5980 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
14 Feb 1901 | Died of enteric fever. Also commemorated on the Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial. | Johannesburg |
| Private J DAVIES 2753 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
6 May 1900 | Died of wounds at Rooidam. | Kimberley |
| Private S A T DAVIES 5767 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
10 Mar 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Ventersdorp |
| Private T DAVIES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Private Thomas DAVIES 5696 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
8 Jan 1900 | Died of at Frere. Also commemorated on the Carmarthen War Memorial, Carmarthenshire. | Estcourt |
| Lance Corporal W DAVIES 2901 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
28 Apr 1900 | Died of dysentery. | Cape Town |
| Private A DAWES (or DAVIES?) 6274 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
5 May 1902 | Died of disease at Elandsfontein. | Germiston |
| Quarter Master Sergeant W DENTON 1806 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
5 Jan 1902 | Died of disease. | Bloemfontein |
| Private Harry DEVERELL 7302 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
8 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. Age 25. Of 6, Woodland Terrace, Victoria Street, Craig y Don, Llandudno. | Kimberley |
| Private J DIXON 4624 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
3 Mar 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
| Private W H DODD 3652 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
6 May 1900 | Died of wounds at Rooidam. | Kimberley |
| Private H or N DUNBAR |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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| Private J DUNBAR |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
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| Private J EDWARDS (alias EVANS) 3331 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
| Drummer P EDWARDS 5847 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 Apr 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Mooi River |
| Private W EDWARDS 2269 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
29 Jul 1900 | Died of pneumonia, on board the SS Custodian en route to South Africa. | At sea |
| Private E S EVANS 5834 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1900 | Killed in action at Horse Shoe Hill. | Originally buried at Onderbroek Spruit, later re-buried at Tugla Heights. |
| Private Evan S EVANS 5787 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
23 Mar 1900 | Died of enteric fever. Also commemorated on the Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial. | Pietermaritzburg |
| Corporal J EVANS 2862 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1900 | Killed in action at Horse Shoe Hill, Tugela. | Colenso |
| Corporal P W EVANS 7496 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Vol. Bn.) |
16 Dec 1901 | Died at Elandsfontein | Germiston |
| Private William EVANS 1787 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
| Private P FALLON 3796 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
9 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Cape Town |
| Corporal (Second Lieutenant) J C FARMER 1251 |
Imperial Yeomanry (5th Bn.) South Africa Field Force had received commission to Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
22 Oct 1900 | Died of wounds received on 20 Oct at Buffelshoek. | |
| Private A FISHER |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.) | |||
| Private R FITZPATRICK 5429 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
21 Jun 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
| Private James FOLEY 2084 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. Born Conwy, Caernarfonshire. Son of James & Mary J Goley of 2, Victoria Road, Rhuddlan. | Potchefstroom |
| Private L GALLIER 7341 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Vol. Bn.) |
30 Mar 1901 | Died of disease. | De Aar |
| Lance Corporal H M GARRETT 2957 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
3 Feb 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
| Private George GELDER 1812 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
12 Apr 1901 | Drowned while bathing in the river at Witpoort. | - |
| Private M GILSHON 5332 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
5 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Cape Town |
| Private J GLOVER 6446 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 Feb 1902 | Killed at Vlakfontein. | Boshof |
| Private J J GODFREY 862 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
| Private T W GOODING 6330 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 Nov 1901 | Died of disease. | Boshof |
| Sergeant J W GRAHAM 2657 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
8 May 1900 | Died of wounds at Rooidam. | Kimberley |
| Private J GREEN 6055 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
11 Feb 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Johannesburg |
| Private R GRIFFITH |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |