Boer War identify Pyt A Marsh 8341 3rd Voluteers

[G Marsh]

Hi need some help re. history of service Alfred Marsh service no 8341, which battalion ??

[sphinx]

1st Volunteer Battalion The Manchester Regiment.

regards

[G Marsh]

thanks, can you confirm when the battalion returned to UK, and medal entitlement.

[sphinx]

They left S. Africa on 21.5.1902.

As with all Manchetser Regiment VSC's his entitlement was the QSA only.

His clasps were Cape Colony, Orange Free State, S. Africa 1901, S. Africa 1902.

Do you have his medal?

regards

[G Marsh]

thanks - yes have the medal, need to check clasps but 1 seems to be missing, also citation. away for framing.

[G Marsh]

is it possible to download army service records?

[sphinx]

I have found that virtually all the VSC mens records survive and can be downloaded by subscription to Findmypast.co.uk, which if you dont have it is available in most local libraries.

regards

[G Marsh]

thanks will give it a go. His certificate foe the war was issued by Colonel Higson fyi

[sphinx]

Is it like this one?

[G Marsh]

yes same certificate, attached is a photo of troops in SA maybe of interest to families only know my grandfather ID. Faint writing on reverse  Van Ruman !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sphinx]

Great photo.

That is some of the men of the 3rd VSC at Van Reenan's Pass early 1902.

Which is your GF?

regards

[G Marsh]

Thanks - 2nd from right top row

[themonsstar]

Hi

Would you like to post the photo in the photo are of the site.

Cheers Roy

[G Marsh]

yes please to place in photo section

[G Marsh]

I did find his Short Service Attestation form held in WO 97 at National Archives Kew via Findmypast. Appears he joined up in 14th Feb 1901