Imperial Yeomanry

[pwenlock]

Hi Sirus

Apologies for the delay in replying, business trip got extended.

James Brown, 22190, Trooper, 80th Coy, 21st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. Entitled to Queens South Africa medal with bars Cape Colon, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902

Regards
Paul

[Sirus Stirling]

Paul,

Very thanks for the medal information as it gives a picture of his war and where he was in South Africa. I just need to find a little more about the actual history  of the 80th Company now.

Sirus

[pwenlock]

Here's the link to the Regimental Museum

http://www.ksymuseum.org.uk/

Yours
Paul

[Sirus Stirling]

Thanks for the link Paul, there some excellent photos of the 21st Battalion on active service. A visit to the Regimental Archives in Croydon will answer all my questions.

Regards,

Sirus

[Keith Case]

My grandfather was in the 21st Battallion Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War. I have been transcribing the diary of the commanding officer Colonel Jarvis and this details the deployment of the four companies (mainly around Standerton and sometimes part of mobile columns across the Transvaal.

I'd be happy to share information with you,

Keith

[ladysmith]

Sorry to jump in on this thread, but have just found out that one of my rellie's a Sidney Grimshaw, was also an Imperial Yeoman (from his first world war attestation papers). How do I find out which betallion or unit he was with? He was from London if that helps???

JK - There are 5 Grimshaws on the IY QSA Medal roll but no Sidney. This suggests that either he didn't serve in South Africa or he used an alternative first name when enlisting. Was he perhaps known as Sidney (maybe that was his middle name) but his true first name was something else?

Incidentally, the roll also lists men who arrived in South Africa after the end of the war and therefore didn't receive a medal even though they served there for a time.

David

[Sirus Stirling]

Keith,

I would be interested to know more about the 80th Company.

Sirus

[Muddyman]

hi everybody:-)
looking for dennis jesse waters, enlisted 13.02 1901 in the imperial yeomanry. guessing at 4th battalion, 104th (derbyshire) company? regt No: 24910
any help would be much appreciated

muddyman

[km1971]

He is listed on the IY medal roll on Kevin Asplin's site:

Waters, D.J.    24910, Private    39th Coy., 10th Bn. I.Y.

Ken