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Does anyone know the name of a soldier who fought and was injured in the Boer War. He returned to his parents who (I think) ran a shop in Inkpen and died of his injuries.
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Hi
A long shot answer but here goes...
A burial.... in loving memory of Pte George May 2nd Wilts reg.
Died 6th May 1901 aged 32 years. He had served in the South African War since its commencement and died 7 weeks after returning home.
" Lord all pitying Jesu blest Grant him thine eternal rest".
On the 1901 census his father is John a carrier in Inkpen.
John May HD m 70 carrier own account b Inkpen
Emma wi m 69 b Inkpen
GEORGE SON S 32 JUST RETURNED FROM FRONT B INKPEN
+ lodger and servant.
RG/13/1124 F 57 P10.
Tazzie
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Hi
A long shot answer but here goes...
A burial.... in loving memory of Pte George May 2nd Wilts reg.
Died 6th May 1901 aged 32 years. He had served in the South African War since its commencement and died 7 weeks after returning home.
" Lord all pitying Jesu blest Grant him thine eternal rest".
On the 1901 census his father is John a carrier in Inkpen.
John May HD m 70 carrier own account b Inkpen
Emma wi m 69 b Inkpen
GEORGE SON S 32 JUST RETURNED FROM FRONT B INKPEN
+ lodger and servant.
RG/13/1124 F 57 P10.
Burial found in Berkshire burial index.
Tazzie