BOERS - ROYAL ARTILLERY - LOVELESS

[MaxD]

Mike

Welcome to Rootschat!

Not answering the relationship question but wondering whether you have all the details of the Boer War medals you have?  My guess is that they are those of James Henry Loveless of Portsmouth who served in the Boer War in 75th Battery Royal Field Artillery, his rank at that time was Sergeant Collar maker.  Joined 1884, served until 1907, rejoined in 1914 and served (in UK) until 1920.  Married to Sarah Ann.  Died May 1940 Trowbridge district.  Both his Boer War medal roll records and service records are on subscription sites.

Jean - as Ady has said, the above J Loveless appears to be the only Loveless in the Royal Artillery who served in the Boer War.

maxD

[MaxD]

Jean

There is a Royal Artillery William Loveless in the record of discharges who joined in October 1884 and was discharged from the depot of the Welsh Division RA in Jan 1885 after less than 3 months service for "making a false answer on attestation".  There are no identifying details.
The date is about right for the dress and he would fit the bill for a man who served for whom there is no medal record and who doesn't appear anywhere else. Without his record or other clues though, only speculation he is your man.

maxD

[Mike Loveless]

I know nothing about these medals other than they were handed down in my family. I did not even know what they were til I searched one of the battles that occurred during that war

[MaxD]

Do the personal details of that James Henry Loveless suggest he is an ancestor of yours?  (Born Portsmouth Oct 1869, father James Henry Loveless of Landport, wife Sarah Ann Usher, children Clara Ethel, Ernest James, William Stanley, Reg Thomas, Dorothy Lilian).  Lived in Plumstead 1920.

maxD

[Mike Loveless]

I do not know yet..I will have to do more research.