Boer War-Royal Welsh O-Z
Boer and Waziristan war memorials (surnames O-Z)
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 H PADDON |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private H PARRY 7373 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Vol. Bn.) |
21 Jul 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Johannesburg |
Private J PARRY 5900 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
29 Apr 1902 | Died of disease. | Bloemfontein |
Private C PAYNE 5830 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
4 Jan 1901 | Died of enteric fever. | |
Private W PERRY 2316 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
9 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Kimberley |
Private S PIKE 5721 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1900 | Killed in action at Horse Shoe Hill. | Tugela Heights |
Private J PLANT 5953 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
1 Jun 1900 | Died of pneumonia. | Kimberley |
Private E J POOLTAN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
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Private C PORTER |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private J PORTER |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private F POWER |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private H PURSLOW 6495 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Oct 1901 | Died of wounds at Diepdraai. | Koffiefontein |
Sergeant J RAWLE 4790 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
17 Jul 1901 | Killed in action at Vlakfontein. | ? |
Private G REILLY |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
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Private A RILEY 1028 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
28 Oct 1900 | Died of wounds at Bank. | Krugersdorp |
Private E ROBERTS 2728 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
5 Sep 1901 | Died of disease. | Potchefstroom |
Private H J ROBERTS 7522 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
28 Dec 1901 | Died of disease at Elandsfontein. | Germiston |
Private Norman ROBERTS 7347 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Vol. Bn.) |
16 Aug 1900 | Died of heart disease. | Krugersdorp |
Private N ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Vol. Bn.) |
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Private P R ROBERTS 2600 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
Private R J ROBERTS 5707 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
28 Jun 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
Private T ROBERTS 1296 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
15 Nov 1901 | Died of disease. | Kimberley |
Private J ROBINSON |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private A ROGERS 7400 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Vol. Bn.) |
12 Sep 1900 | Drowned in accident at Vryburg. | Kraaipan |
Private L J ROWLANDS 2223 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
5 Apr 1901 | Died of enteric fever at Elandsfontein. | Germiston |
Lieutenant George Edmund Stevenson SALT |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
3 Apr 1900 | Died of enteric fever at Modder Spruit, Ladysmith. Son of Sir Thomas & Lady Salt, of Weeping Cross, Staffordshire, England. | Elandslaagte |
Private W SAUNDERS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
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Private W SAVAGE 6121 |
South Africa Field Force (1st Bn.) |
29 Oct 1900 | Wounded at Frederikstad on 25 Oct. Died of wounds at Krugersdorp. | Krugersdorp |
Private H W SCOTT |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private J SCOTT 1994 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
8 Jul 1900 | Died of pneumonia. | Kimberley |
Private J SHEPPARD |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private J SHIPLEY 5821 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
6 Jul 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |
Private C SMITH 3010 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
11 Mar 1901 | Died of peritonitis. | Ventersdorp |
Private G H SMITH 3050 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
6 Apr1901 | Died of enteric fever. | Kimberley |
Private J SMITH 2632 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
23 Apr 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Estcourt |
Private J SMITH 5674 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
27 Feb 1900 | Died of wounds at Horse Shoe Hill. | Chieveley |
Private J SMITH 2507 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
4 Sep 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Krugersdorp |
Private W SMITH |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private W C SMITH 5403 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
3 Jul 1900 | Died of disease. | Kimberley |
Private J STARKEY 3096 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
18 Jul 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Krugersdorp |
Lieutenant Frederic Anderson STEBBING |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1900 | Killed at Horse Shoe Hill, Tugela. Born Brentford, Middlesex, England. | Tugela Heights |
Private T STEVENS 5764 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
12 Feb 1900 | Died at sea. | At sea |
Private G STOKES 7402 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Vol. Bn.) |
16 Apr 1900 | Died of enteric fever at Ladysmith. | Elandslaagte |
Private George STROUD 4243 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
9 Feb 1900 | Drowned while swimming. | Chieveley |
Corporal B SULLIVAN 3539 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
29 Oct 1900 | Accidentally shot at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
Private W SWEENEY |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private F TAYLOR |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
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Private C THOMAS 2344 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
2 Sep 1901 | Died of disease an Orange River Station. | Kimberley |
Private H THOMAS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
Kimberley | ||
Private J THOMAS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private J THOMAS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private P THOMAS 2987 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
23 May 1901 | Killed in action at Witpoortjie. | Ventersdorp |
Private T THOMAS 5729 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
Potchefstroom | ||
Private W THOMAS 3824 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
Private J THOMLINSON |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private A THOMPSON 5295 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
8 Jun 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Kimberley |
Private J J THOMPSON 5360 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
10 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Pietermaritzburg |
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Cecil Hayford THOROLD |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Feb 1900 | Killed at Horse Shoe Hill, Tugela. Born Syston, Lincolnshire, England. Husband of Marion Gertrude Thorold. | Colenso |
Lance Corporal E UNDERWOOD 5156 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Frederikstad. | Potchefstroom |
Private Ernest VIPOND 5854 |
Natal Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
14 Feb 1900 | Died of wounds at Hussar Hill. Son of Thomas & Alice Vipond of Wallasey, Cheshire, England. Also commemorated on the Wallasey War Memorial. | Chieveley |
Private D O WATKINS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
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Private A WHITESIDE 5621 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
19 May 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Kimberley |
Private G WILKINSON 5746 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
7 Aug 1900 | Killed at Tygerfontein | Potchefstroom |
Private W WILKINSON |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
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Private E or F WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
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Private Luther WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers(1st Bn.) | |||
Private O WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
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Private William WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
25 Oct 1900 | Son of Edward Williams, Canalside, Froncysyllte. Killed at the Battle of Frederikstad. | |
Private W WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers(1st Bn.) | |||
Private W WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
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Private W WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | |||
Private W H WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
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Second Lieutenant John Roger WILLIAMS-ELLIS |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
9 Oct 1900 | Killed at Dwarsvlei. Born Gayton, Northamptonshire, England. Son of Rev. J C Williams-Ellis, of Glasfryn Hall, Llangybi, Caernarfonshire. | Krugersdorp |
Private C WOGAN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.) | |||
Private Llewellyn Alexander WRIGHT § 7590 |
South Africa Field Force (1st Vol. Bn.) |
5 Jan 1902 | Died of disease at Elandsfontein. | Germiston |
Private Hugh WYNNE 7331 |
South Africa Field Force Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Vol. Bn.) |
24 Jun 1900 | Died of enteric fever. | Potchefstroom |