sandhurst

[cas21]

Hi, has anyone tried to get records from sandhurst military college? I looked on their website and gather that no individual records but yearly class photos and cadet register for the year, showing sign up and pass out. The records are on at nat archives under WO 151/5( thats the year I'm interested in) but tried to order and it tells me I have the wrong detail??
Any ideas.
Looking for intake 1898 pass out 1899 S. J .Lowe

regards
cas21

[km1971]

From the 1911 Army Graduation List:

Sydney Joseph Lowe
DoB 29 August 1880
= 2nd Lt Royal Fusiliers:12 August 1900
= Lt: 27 June 1900
= Captain: 9 June 1905
= Rly. Staff Off. (graded Rate XV, Scale B, Art. 115, Rl. Wt. 26 Oct 1900), South Africa 18 March to 12 October 1901
= Adjt., Volunteers 28 Sept 1906 – 31 March 1908
= Adjt., Territorial Force (from) 1 April 1908.

So he served in South Africa during the Boer War as a Railway Staff Officer. The bit in brackets probably describes how much he was paid. In August 1914 he is back in Camberley as a student at the Staff College. He is also described as “Qualified as a 1st Class Interpreter in a Modern Foreign Language”, qualifying in October 1909. The VB/TF were earlier versions of the TA, so he was on the permanent staff as Adjutant for a while.

PS...we have been here before haven’t we Cas?

Ken

[cas21]

thanks for that. But I was looking to get a print of him in the class photo at Sandhurst and wondered if anyone has tried a similar search. Have got quite alot of info for ww1 but just wondering about sandhurst/ boer war stuff. Have just re-read his letters home from the boer war and they are fascinating.
I know senility comes with age....sorry to repeat!!!!
regards
cas21